A sitting New York City mayor says he's exploring whether to arrest a sitting prime minister of Israel. The President of the United States responds, in writing, that it will not happen — in any way, shape, or form. Both men are telling the truth about what they believe. Only one of them is telling the truth about what's actually going to happen.
This episode of The Evidence Line lays out, with sources, what we know and what we don't: the ICC's November 2024 warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, Israel's rejection of ICC jurisdiction, the U.S. American Service-Members' Protection Act, and the legal experts across the political spectrum who agree Mayor Mamdani lacks the authority to make good on his pledge — including New York's own Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul.
It also puts the Gaza war in the context it deserves: October 7, 2023 as the origin point, the two years Hamas held Israeli hostages until the October 2025 ceasefire, and the unprecedented humanitarian aid effort Israel maintained throughout — including the enormous share of that aid confiscated by Hamas terrorists once it crossed the border. A companion fact-check catches Trump's inflated 52,000-figure on Iranian protester deaths.
The Evidence Line: fact-checked, sourced, no filler.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
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