Overview
- On January 1, Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded Eric Adams–era orders that had adopted the IHRA definition and barred city officials from boycotting or divesting from Israel.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the reversal on X, calling it “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire.”
- Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli accused Mamdani of attempting to dismantle protections against antisemitism.
- World Zionist Organization chair Yaakov Hagoel and Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff warned the changes could weaken New York’s ability to identify and respond to antisemitism.
- Mamdani said he takes antisemitism seriously and retained the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, while City Hall did not provide an immediate response to the criticism.