By cancelling executive orders and scrubbing social media posts on antisemitism, New York's new mayor is proving to be Jews' worst nightmare

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It took less than 24 hours for Zohran Mamdani to prove he is the worst possible nightmare for already nervous New York Jews. Mere hours after becoming New York’s new mayor on Thursday, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist began enacting the strident anti-Israel (and, many insist, antisemitic) ideological agenda that fuelled his election victory.

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Two key executive orders implemented by outgoing mayor Eric Adams have been scrapped since Mamdani took office. The first barred municipal agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel. This is a tactic that Mamdani has championed since his college days as essential to his quest to dismantle Zionism.

The second revoked the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, which equates elements of anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

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Mamdani has long been opposed to Israel’s status as a Jewish state. And revoking both Adams-era orders so early in his tenure signals a no-holds barred approach to Israel.

Make no mistake: Zohran Mamdani knows exactly what he is doing. Rather than ban the two initiatives on their own, for instance, Mamdani ordered an end to all executive orders issued by Adams since he was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024.

This provided him with the cover of a “fresh start” — as his office described it in