Adams issues orders blocking NYC from boycotting Israel as clash with Mamdani grows

Outgoing New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed two executive orders Wednesday aimed at countering antisemitism and preventing city funds from supporting the anti-Israel Boycott Divestment and Sanctions BDS movement The New York Post informed that Adams barred city business or pension stake decisions that discriminate against Israel a move that could be viewed as a challenge to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani who supports the BDS movement While speaking at a conference in New Orleans sponsored by the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism Adams stated his administration recognizes the benefit of maintaining a strong relationship between the city of New York and the state of Israel according to The Post The second order issued by the mayor would call for tighter enforcement from the New York City Police Department to help protect synagogues and other religious worshipers from harassment NEW YORK LEADERS CONDEMN 'INTIFADA' CHANTS TARGETING A SYNAGOGUE LED BY A HOLOCAUST SURVIVORThe new orders heighten an ideological clash between Adams and Mamdani who can decide whether to scrap the orders after taking office on Jan Mamdani s association did not straightaway respond to Fox News Digital s request for comment In an interview on Nov with MSNBC Mamdani s defended his help for the BDS movement saying it was a way to pressure Israel to comply with international law ERIC ADAMS WARNS NYC 'NOT FINE' AFTER MAMDANI'S WIN SAYS IF HE WAS JEWISH HE'D BE WORRIED FOR HIS CHILDREN And I ve declared I promotion BDS because this is a movement that is looking for that kind of compliance We haven t seen it he declared Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist requested Mamdani Would BDS be the program of your administration as mayor I ve disclosed that I would help and have supported non-violent movements to bring about compliance with international law Mamdani replied And where this mayor Eric Adams has violated and looked to violate that kind of law I would bring us back into compliance MAMDANI TELLS MSNBC I ENCOURAGEMENT BDS AFTER SAYING HE WILL BE THE MAYOR FOR EVERY JEWISH NEW YORKERMamdani added during the interview that he would be the mayor for all Jewish New Yorkers According to The Post New York City registered over billion in procurement contracts with outside vendors in the fiscal year and maintains five pension systems that backing over employees retirees and beneficiaries They also invest nearly billion in securities in the global marketplace including over million in Israeli assets The pair of executive orders came a week after protesters chanted globalize the intifada and death to the IDF outside a New York City synagogue according to The Post ADL LAUNCHES MAMDANI MONITOR TO TRACK NYC MAYOR-ELECT ZOHRAN MAMDANI OVER ANTISEMITISM CONCERNSAdams explained his administration was ensuring our city cabinet doesn t participate in that type of behavior and are putting in safeguards that protect New Yorkers tax dollars and protect their right to practice their religion without harassment Following Wednesday s conference the mayor posted on X that he discussed and shared how we re governing through the rising tide of hate fear and misinformation in our cities so we can better protect ALL communities Adams asserted that we cannot stand by as antisemitism or any other form of hate spreads We must loudly defend the Jewish people he added Adams has previously warned Jewish New Yorkers about their safety after Mamdani won the balloting stating during a fireside chat at a Combat Antisemitism Movement event in Tel Aviv last month that everything is not fine Fox News Digital s Gabriel Hays contributed to this statement