Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks to members of the media at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Queens borough of New York Nov. 5, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"We are a global city, but what New Yorkers are looking for is consistency in the way we talk about our values and follow through with them," he said. "That’s why these warrants from the International Criminal Court are worth fully exploring — every legal possibility to actually follow through on."
ZOHRAN MAMDANI SAYS NYC SHOULD UPHOLD ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR NETANYAHU IF HE VISITS CITY
Eric Adams, the outgoing mayor of New York, listens during a House Oversight and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
He has previously acknowledged that the United States is not a signatory to the ICC treaty but maintains that the city should still aim to uphold ICC arrest warrants while "abiding with all of the laws in front of us."
Mamdani made his declaration as outgoing Mayor Eric Adams met with the Israeli leader for a farewell visit.
In an interview with Israel Hayom, Adams said, "I believe the prime minister should visit the city. I think he should start with the inauguration ceremony of Mamdani in the presence of the City Council on January 1 to send a strong message to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. He needs to make clear to the entire community that he will continue visiting the city as often as possible, and he should begin on January 1."
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In his ABC7 interview, Mamdani then reaffirmed his commitment to protecting and supporting New York’s Jewish community.
"It will be my responsibility that I will uphold to not only protect Jewish New Yorkers, but to celebrate and cherish them in the city," he added.
After Adams leaves office Jan. 1, Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of the nation’s largest city.
Fox News' Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.
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