Mamdani’s Executive Orders on Antisemitism Stir Anxiety Among Religious Leaders

Mamdani’s Executive Orders on Antisemitism Stir Anxiety Among Religious Leaders

Police, supporters of Israel, and demonstrators in support of Palestine gather outside the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn during a graduation ceremony for students at the City University of New York (CUNY) on May 23. One day into his role as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani revoked the implementation of an antisemitism definition and other pro-Israel measures taken by the former Mayor Eric Adams, in a sweeping rejection of his predec…

Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy: Reluctant to confront extremist threats while pledging to protect Jews

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked an uproar among Jewish community leaders when, on his first day in office, he revoked an executive order that adopted a definition of antisemitism equating some criticism of Israel with anti-Jewish prejudice. But the mayor has yet to articulate which, if any, definition of antisemitism he will abide by, raising questions about his views toward escalating anti-Jewish hate in the city as he continues to w…

Mamdani's immediate attacks on Jewish safety

On his first day as mayor, New York City’s Zohran Mamdani decided to set the stage for his time in office by slashing key executive orders designed to protect Jewish residents of the city. His choice to cut all executive orders passed by Eric Adams since Sept. 26, 2024, has little to do with his claimed purpose of creating a “clean slate” following the indictment of the former mayor. Instead, it is a thinly veiled attempt at weakening the defini…