Surprise: Mamdani Revokes Eric Adams’ Orders Which Protected Jews

All you Jews in NYC, what did you think you were going to get voting for him?

Mamdani revokes Israel-related executive orders signed by Adams, directs team to focus on housing in first acts as mayor

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his executive powers to revoke a handful of orders put into place by his predecessor after the former mayor was federally indicted, including a directive that expanded the definition of antisemitism and another that barred city employees and agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel.

Mamdani signed the orders on Thursday afternoon, just hours after his inaugural ceremony at City Hall. As part of the move, he rescinded directives signed by the former mayor, Eric Adams, after September 26, 2024 – the date Adams was indicted. (snip)

It was also a chance for Adams to tout his support for Israel in contrast to Mamdani, who is a fierce critic of the Israeli government. The 34-year-old democratic socialist had been eyed with concern by many Jewish leaders since his meteoric political rise began last year.

One of the revoked orders blocked all city agencies from divesting from Israel and the other expanded the definition of antisemitism to match the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, which classifies some criticism of Israel as antisemitic.

Mamdani defended his orders during a press conference on Friday, telling reporters some Jewish organizations in the city also shared his concerns with the expanded definition of the term. In explaining his directive, Mamdani pointed out new mayors have the choice to either sign a continuation of previous orders, revoke them or amend them.

Obviously, CNN sees nothing wrong with rolling back protections from Jews. Now, imagine Mamdani did this for Blacks or Hispanics. Will Mamdani also ditch the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism that Adams established? In 2023 “the New York City Police Department (NYPD) reported that 54 percent of all hate crimes in New York City were against Jewish New Yorkers.” The expanded definition Adams established is the one that the US recognized in 2016 under Obama.

New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman, supported Mamdani’s move saying Adams’ executive orders “adopted a flawed and far too broad definition of antisemitism, and that prohibited city agencies from boycotting Israel.”

Now, let’s see what the NYACLU would think if this was about Blacks or Latinos.