Mamdani is sworn in as mayor on a pair of family Qurans. (Amir Hamja/Pool via Reuters)
Another order had adopted a sweeping definition of antisemitism defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which included "demonizing Israel and holding it to double standards as forms of contemporary antisemitism" or denying the Jewish people’s right to have a national homeland. While all orders on or after Sept. 26, 2024 — the day of Adams’ indictment — have been revoked to "ensur[e] a fresh start for the incoming administration," City Hall officials insist Mamdani will reissue the executive orders that he still supports.
Another rescinded order had directed the NYPD to bolster enforcement around religious sites by establishing protest-free buffer zones near churches, synagogues and mosques.
Adams’ critics had said the IHRA order violated First Amendment protections of free speech.
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The city’s right-leaning Jewish leaders slammed the revocations.
Brooklyn City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov said the IHRA definition of antisemitism "protects from discrimination Jews who believe in self-determination and provides clarity on the definition."
"We need to enforce federal law that’s already in place here, because the pro-Hamas antisemites emboldened by [Mamdani] are coming!" she added.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued executive orders that banned city agencies from boycotting and divesting from Israel and adopted a broad definition of antisemitism. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press)
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Pressed repeatedly during the campaign on whether he supports Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, Mamdani responded: "I'm not comfortable supporting any state that has a hierarchy of citizenship on the basis of religion or anything else. I think that in the way that we have in this country, equality should be enshrined in every country in the world."
Mamdani has also said he will not tolerate antisemitism in New York and vowed to increase funding to combat hate crimes.
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