Overview
- ADL launched a public Mamdani Monitor with a citywide antisemitism tipline to scrutinize policies, appointments, and funding tied to the new administration.
- UJA-Federation, JCRC-NY, ADL NY/NJ, AJC New York, and the New York Board of Rabbis issued a joint statement pledging to hold the mayor-elect fully accountable for Jewish safety.
- Zohran Mamdani rejected ADL’s characterization of his record, said he takes antisemitism “incredibly seriously,” and vowed to work with Jewish leaders to protect and “cherish” Jewish New Yorkers.
- Mamdani condemned a swastika scrawled on a Brooklyn yeshiva as “disgusting and heartbreaking,” promising to help “root the scourge of antisemitism” from the city.
- Citing 2024 data showing 976 antisemitic incidents in NYC and Jews comprising 54% of hate-crime targets, critics point to Mamdani’s past support for BDS, refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, reluctance to denounce “globalize the intifada,” and comments about arresting Benjamin Netanyahu.