US EditionADL: Nearly 20% of Mamdani Transition Team Tied to Anti-Zionist Activism
The Anti-Defamation League found at least 20% of Mamdani's 400-member transition team linked to anti-Zionist groups, raising concerns about vetting and community trust.
- On Dec. 22, the Anti‑Defamation League released a report after monitoring Zohran Mamdani's transition since his Nov. 4 victory, finding more than 20% of the roughly 400 appointees have documented anti‑Zionist or anti‑Israel statements.
- Da Costa's Dec. 17 appointment and quick resignation prompted Mamdani to hire an outside legal team and contractor to oversee vetting, after antisemitic posts surfaced.
- The report highlights social‑media posts and protest photos showing Zakiyah Shaakir‑Ansari pictured at a CUNY encampment with an inverted red triangle banner and a cartoon depicting Israel as a dog, posted by Kazi Fouzia less than a day after October 7, 2023, and shared dehumanizing content by Mohammed Karim Chowdhury.
- At a Dec. 22 press conference, Zohran Mamdani pushed back, saying criticism of Israel is not antisemitism and transition members are advisory, while the Anti-Defamation League urged him to exclude those with antisemitic records before Jan. 1.
- Beyond individual posts, the ADL flagged ties to Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam among four appointees, links to Students for Justice in Palestine, and at least 12 transition appointees linked to 2024 campus protests, while emphasizing its distinction between criticism of Israel and antisemitism.
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Mamdani team member posted “resistance is justified” hours after Hamas attack on Israel: ADL
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team is riddled with antisemitic, anti-Zionist or anti-Israel activity from members, including one who said “resistance is justified” following the Hamas terror attack on Israel in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) charged in a new report on Monday. Representatives from the ADL, which has been monitoring Mamdani’s 400-member transition team since his victory on Nov. 4, said they found “many examples”…
ADL accuses Mamdani transition members of 'antisemitic, anti-Zionist' activities
Zohran Mamdani, who will be sworn in as New York City mayor on January 1, slammed the ADL report, saying it diverts attention from actual antisemitism and that a distinction must be made between Jew hatred and criticism of the Israeli government, which the ADL 'oftentimes ignores'
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