The New York Republican said her bill would “prohibit radicals like Mamdani from illegally arresting the leader of our democratic ally Israel.”
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), chair of the House Republican Leadership, is seeking to block threats by Zohran Mamdani, a New York state representative and the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should the premier come to the city.
Stefanik, a potential 2026 Republican candidate for New York governor, introduced legislation on Tuesday to prevent Mamdani from enforcing the International Criminal Court warrant against Netanyahu. (The court is an independent body in The Hague.)
Washington is not a party to the court, and Stefanik said her bill would “protect American sovereignty and prohibit radicals like Mamdani from illegally arresting the leader of our democratic ally Israel.”