Israel has accused Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” on Friday — after the far-left, anti-Zionist pol spent his first day in office revoking city policies that supported the Jewish state.
One of the revoked executive orders, signed by former Mayor Eric Adams just last month, barred city officials from boycotting or divesting from Israel.
Mamdani’s administration also repealed an executive order that adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which Adams’ administration said included “demonizing Israel and holding it to double standards as forms of contemporary antisemitism.”
The IHRA definition is considered by many Jewish leaders to be the standard in fighting antisemitism.
“On his very first day as New York City Mayor Mamdani shows his true face: He scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel,” Israel’s foreign ministry seethed in a post.
“This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire.”
Mamdani additionally axed last month’s Executive Order 61, which directed the NYPD to tighten enforcement to protect synagogues and other religious sites from harassment from protesters — including setting up zones where demonstrations would be prohibited within a certain distance from the entrance of a church, mosque or synagogue.
Brooklyn Republican Councilwoman Inna Vernikov blasted the mayor’s new moves on social media.
“We need to enforce federal law that’s already in place here because the pro-Hamas antisemites emboldened by @NYCMayor are coming!” she posted on X.
“Mamdani @NYCMayor just UNDID previous executive order which adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism,” she said in a separate post. “IHRA protects from discrimination Jews who believe in self determination and provides clarity on the definition.”
Mamdani’s first executive order was to revoke all executive orders issued by Adams on or after Sept. 26, 2024 — the day the ex-mayor was indicted on federal corruption charges — “ensuring a fresh start for the incoming administration,” City Hall said.
Mamdani will reissue executive orders that he still supports, officials insisted.
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