Should the City of New York arrest Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the United Nations in September?
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@evan Depends. Under what charges?
@evan Sadly, the US is not a party to the ICC.
Also, foreign diplomats have immunity when visiting the US. I’m not even sure NY can arrest him on *state* charges, much less ICC ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Criminal_Court
@drahardja What is more important than stopping an ongoing genocide?
@evan Yes, but you will need a party to the ICC waiting out in international waters, when you put him in a boat and tow him out there...
@evan If I'm not mistaken, a head of state enjoys immunity under international law.
@jargoggles @evan you’re absolutely right. I had actually forgotten that at that moment.
@bone187 @jargoggles @evan he still has diplomatic immunity.
@betamatt @bone187 @jargoggles this is the chat they're having in New York City Hall right now.
@evan @bone187 @jargoggles do you think this is a real exercise or just wishcasting for a part of his base? Mamdani must understand he has no authority here.
The number of people saying “yes” to your poll is concerning to me. People shouldn’t be eager to disregard well-established law, though I understand the desire to live out the fantasy for a moment.
@betamatt @bone187 @jargoggles when the established law lets war criminals walk free, I think people are ready to discard the established law.
@evan It would be nice if you could. I've voted "no, but"; only because they'll nuke you if you do.
@evan this is a question extremely hard to answer. So many pros and cons, all of them with potential of escalation. Personally I don't have enough knowledge, so can't judge, even I'd love to be able to say "yes".
@evan yes, but only if anything he does has violated NY law.
