Mamdani sets internet ablaze with video explaining cave on plan to arrest Netanyahu: 'What a joke'

New York City socialist politician Zohran Mamdani was wide mocked by conservatives connected societal media Tuesday aft announcing that 1 of his run platforms, arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, isn’t a instrumentality he has astatine his disposal.

In a video post connected X that was viewed complete 36 cardinal times, Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" while conceding that New York City could not enforce nan International Criminal Court's warrant for nan Israeli leader’s apprehension connected its own, contempt nan politician saying he had looked astatine exploring avenues to do so.

Mamdani has often said connected nan run way and arsenic politician that he wanted to apprehension Netanyahu complete what nan politician calls a "genocide" successful Gaza.

While Mamdani’s station was good received by galore connected nan governmental left, conservatives connected societal media quickly mocked nan politician complete nan business while taking rumor pinch his determination to enforce nan ICC warrant, which nan United States authorities does not recognize.

MAMDANI’S ‘DERANGED’ ISRAEL TAKE RESURFACES AS HE TARGETS NETANYAHU

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced connected Tuesday he wished he did not person nan powerfulness to apprehension Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Getty Images)

"Trying to find wherever Mamdani called for nan apprehension of nan Hamas terrorists who plotted nan October 7th attacks," Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders posted connected X. "Disgusting and Disgraceful. "

"This whitethorn beryllium nan astir horrific package of lies against nan State of Israel ever promoted by a authorities official," erstwhile U.S. Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman posted connected X. "Even Hamas does not dishonesty to this extent! It is bad and wholly unbecoming a politician of New York City. To those who voted for this Jew-hater, shame connected you. "

"Zohran Mamdani calling Benjamin Netanyahu a warfare criminal is utterly ridiculous," Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., posted connected X. "The aforesaid crowd that rushes to condemn Israel ne'er has overmuch to opportunity astir nan terrorists who started nan war, massacred civilians, raped women, kidnapped children, and still hide down their ain people. Mamdani wants nan header that comes from attacking Netanyahu, not nan consistency that comes pinch confronting Hamas."

MAMDANI CALLS OUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS 'WELL-PAID CONSULTANTS AND BIG MONEY INTERESTS'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his management is exploring whether nan metropolis has ineligible authority to apprehension Netanyahu if he visits for nan U.N. General Assembly. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

"The politician of New York is conscionable consecutive up promoting antisemitic humor libel courtesy of Hamas propaganda from an charismatic authorities societal media relationship tonight," New York City Republican Councilwoman Vickie Paladino posted connected X.

"As I was saying… he doesn’t person nan authority," US Ambassador to nan United Nations Mike Waltz posted connected X. "More governmental theater."

"I had a dormant bum assemblage successful beforehand of my apartment, but nan mayor’s focused connected playing Model UN," Sam Raus, David Boaz Resident Writing Fellow astatine Young Voices, posted connected X. "What a joke."

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks astatine a rally successful New York alongside 1199SEIU members and migration advocates aft nan Supreme Court ruled nan Trump management tin revoke protections for Haitians and Syrians. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

"Zohran Mamdani admitted coming that he has zero ineligible correct to apprehension Netanyahu," governmental commentator Eyal Yakoby posted connected X. "Like everything that he does, it was each conscionable an enactment for clicks connected societal media."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Mamdani’s agency for comment.

Although Mamdani acknowledged he could not apprehension Netanyahu arsenic mayor, he called connected nan national authorities to execute an International Criminal Court's apprehension warrant if nan Israeli leader visits New York.

"I want to beryllium arsenic clear: Benjamin Netanyahu is not invited successful New York City, nor is immoderate different warfare criminal astatine large," he said.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.