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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor

a man in a suit walks into an apartment smiling
Zohran Mamdani visits an apartment in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood on his first day in office on 1 January 2026. Photograph: Dave Sanders/UPI/Shutterstock

Israel’s foreign ministry has accused the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams.

“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. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X.

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