Trump insists Netanyahu will not face arrest in the U.S.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid the Gaza conflict.

Published: July 20, 2026 1:56pm

President Donald Trump on Monday strongly asserted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest while in the United States as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly weighs options to bring him into custody.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid the Gaza conflict. The U.S. is not party to the Rome statute and is under no obligation to arrest Netanyahu. However, Mamdani has mulled doing so amid the Iran war.

"Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America," Trump posted on Truth Social.

"He is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which recently killed 52,000 innocent protestors, and has spent the last 47 years killing American Soldiers, and others," he added. "The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION, something that should have been dealt with years ago, by previous Presidents!"

Mamdani's authority and ability to arrest Netanyahu without the consent of Washington, D.C., is dubious at best.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.

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