Emma Vigeland praises Mamdani's stance that Netanyahu can be arrested
Emma VigelandCo-host of The Majority Report, on her X account
Emma Vigeland says Mamdani is setting the standard for 2028 Democratic presidential candidates by declaring that the federal government has the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Mamdani, ever conscious of his role as a leader and in legitimizing the broader democratic socialist movement, is setting the standard for 2028 Democratic presidential candidates by flatly declaring that the federal government has the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.”
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Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal" and the "architect" of what he calls a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, citing the International Criminal Court's 2024 arrest warrant against Netanyahu. In July 2026, Mamdani said his administration had reviewed the law and concluded New York City lacks independent legal authority to execute the warrant, and called on the federal government to do so instead. Netanyahu has responded by accusing Mamdani of "fomenting hate" and, more recently, of supporting Hamas and inciting unrest against Jewish New Yorkers, citing a stabbing of a Jewish man in an Upper West Side attack. The dispute has continued through September 2026 as Netanyahu traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly, with Israeli officials accusing Mamdani of inciting chaos and Mamdani declining to join planned protests against Netanyahu while maintaining his position on the arrest warrant.
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Emma Vigeland posted this on X on July 22, 2026 (UTC), quoting the New York City mayor's account post calling Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal.
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Vigeland posted this on X on July 22, 2026 (UTC), quoting the mayor's post calling Netanyahu a war criminal.
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The quoted post from the New York City mayor's account reads: "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal."
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Relative to Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu, Vigeland praises it as a standard other Democrats should meet. That defends the campaign rather than criticizing it.
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