{"id":2528689,"date":"2026-01-02T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accuses-mamdani-of-throwing-antisemitic-gasoline-on-an-open-fire-with-day-1-executive-orders\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:03:03","slug":"israel-accuses-mamdani-of-throwing-antisemitic-gasoline-on-an-open-fire-with-day-1-executive-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accuses-mamdani-of-throwing-antisemitic-gasoline-on-an-open-fire-with-day-1-executive-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Accuses Mamdani of Throwing &#8216;Antisemitic Gasoline on an Open Fire&#8217; with Day 1 Executive Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-accuses-mamdani-of-throwing-antisemitic-gasoline-on-an-open-fire-with-day-1-executive-orders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528689&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rescinded several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid ..., Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional ...s\">executive orders issued<\/a> by former Mayor Eric Adams &#8211; including the city&#8217;s adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and an order blocking city contracting actions that would support the anti\u2011Israel BDS movement.Israel&#8217;s Foreign Ministry and local Jewish groups sharply criticized the moves, calling them harmful and warning they undermine protections for Jewish New Yorkers; some critics also highlighted that Mamdani has questioned Israel&#8217;s status as a Jewish state. Reports say he also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deleted prior official tweets addressing<\/a> the protection of Jewish residents, prompting demands for explanations. Mamdani rejected accusations of antisemitism, saying his criticism of Israel is rooted in human\u2011rights concerns and that the revoked orders did not serve the interests of working\u2011class New Yorkers. The actions drew attention and condemnation from politicians and advocacy organizations while sparking broader debate about the city&#8217;s stance on antisemitism and israel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has come under attack for nullifying pro-Israel executive orders signed by former Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/01\/01\/mamdani-revokes-nine-eric-adams-executive-orders-corruption-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily News<\/a>, one overturned order adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance&rsquo;s definition of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Another Adams order sent to the trash heap sought to oppose the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement by banning any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-signs-five-executive-orders-on-his-first-day-in-office-including-one-aimed-squarely-at-eric-adams\/\" title=\"... Signs Five Executive ...s on His First Day in Office, Including One Aimed Squarely at Eric Adams\">city contracting actions &#038;ldquo<\/a>;that discriminates against the state of Israel, Israeli citizens based on their national origin, or individuals or entities based on their association with Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry reacted to the definition change with anger.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On his very first day as @NYCMayor, Mamdani shows his true face: He scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel,&rdquo; it <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/2007009071782883602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On his very first day as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?\">@NYCMayor<\/a>, Mamdani shows his true face: He scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel.<br \/> This isn&rsquo;t leadership. It&rsquo;s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/2007009071782883602?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t leadership. It&rsquo;s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/mamdani-revokes-ihra-antisemitism-definition-on-day-1-amid-broad-rejection-of-adams-orders\/\">The Times of Israel<\/a> noted that &ldquo;The IHRA definition could have posed a problem for Mamdani because the definition says that denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination is discriminatory. Mamdani has repeatedly refused to recognize Israel&rsquo;s right to exist as a Jewish state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that the definition said it was anti-Semitic to claim &ldquo;that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani was also criticized for deleting posts from the official mayoral X account that spoke of fighting anti-Semitism, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/01\/us-news\/jewish-civil-rights-group-demands-answers-from-mamdani-after-posts-about-antisemitism-scrubbed-from-nyc-mayors-x-account\/\">New York Post<\/a>. The deletions came before the Muslim mayor took office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is difficult to overstate how disturbing it is that one of your very first acts as Mayor of New York City, on your very first day in office, was to delete official @NYCMayor tweets addressing the protection of Jewish New Yorkers,&rdquo; the National Jewish Advocacy Center wrote to Mamdani.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hard to overstate how disturbing it is that one of the first acts of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?\">@NYCMayor<\/a> was to delete official tweets and EO&rsquo;s addressing the protection of Jewish New Yorkers.<br \/> The letter we sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZohranKMamdani?\">@ZohranKMamdani<\/a>, the DOI Commissioner, and the COIB Executive Director.<br \/> Let&rsquo;s go. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vEcR3w5yAF\">pic.twitter.com\/vEcR3w5yAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Goldfeder (@MarkGoldfeder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkGoldfeder\/status\/2006888094184751395?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At a moment of unprecedented antisemitic intimidation, violence, and exclusion in the City the decision to erase official statements affirming the safety and protection of Jews is not merely tone-deaf, it is shameful,&rdquo; the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It sends a message, whether intended or not, that Jewish New Yorkers are uniquely underserving of continuity, clarity, or reassurance from their own government,&rdquo; the letter added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mamdani <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?\">@NYCMayor<\/a> just UNDID previous executive order which adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism. IHRA protects from discrimination Jews who believe in self determination and provides clarity on the definition. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> knew all along that Mamdani was going to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/548pXZ8Ydu\">pic.twitter.com\/548pXZ8Ydu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InnaVernikov\/status\/2006876588579709000?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/israel-accuses-new-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-antisemitism-first-day-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Mamdani has insisted he is not anti-Semitic, and has claimed his criticism of Israel is based on his support of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani told the Daily News that the orders he revoked were &ldquo;against the interests of working-class people and what they need from their mayor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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