US EditionAdams Issues Anti-BDS Order, Setting Up Early Test for Mayor-Elect Mamdani
Adams' orders prevent city funds from supporting Israel boycotts and urge NYPD to regulate protests near synagogues after antisemitic chants at Park East Synagogue.
- On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams signed two executive orders barring city agencies from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions efforts and blocking Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from divesting city funds from Israel.
- Citing threats to houses of worship, Adams announced measures at the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, including NYPD buffer zone proposals after protests outside Park East Synagogue.
- On the investment side, the city pension funds held over $315 million in Israel-based assets, including nearly $300 million in common stock and $1 million in Israeli REITs, with $39 million in Israel Bonds ending in 2023, as pledged by Mark Levine.
- The move forces Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to decide whether to rescind or keep the executive orders when he takes office next month, after a private meeting with Adams at Gracie Mansion earlier this week, though Mamdani transition team had no immediate comment.
- The politics around the orders reflect a divided Jewish electorate, with a poll of 745 American Jews finding 64% view Mamdani as both anti-Israel and antisemitic, and the ADL citing his BDS support.
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Eric Adams signs executive orders targeting BDS and synagogue protests
Adams, in his final days as mayor, signed executive orders barring city agencies from participating in BDS activities and restricting protests outside houses of worship following an anti-Israel rally. Incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would 'be taking a look' at every executive order once he begins his tenure
Eric Adams launches preemptive strike against Mamdani with two pro-Israel executive orders · American Wire News
Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched a preemptive strike against the incoming communist mayor-elect. Adams announced an executive order on Wednesday, which would prohibit the city from making business or pension investment decisions that would discriminate against Israel. The executive order would counter the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, but is supported by incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani. Antisemitism must …
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