Overview
- A roundup by the Algemeiner argues Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked New York City’s use of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, a common guideline for identifying anti-Jewish bias, and links his first month in office to a reported 182% rise in antisemitic hate crimes compared with a year earlier.
- The same piece says he would not condemn the slogan “Globalize the Intifada” and declined to clearly denounce Islamic terrorism after an attempted plot outside Gracie Mansion on March 7.
- Algemeiner also points to his appointments of lawyer Ramzi Kassem and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, and to an Iftar dinner photo with Khalil, as evidence of ties to activists critical of Israel.
- In a separate New York Post op-ed, former City Hall official Fabien Levy faults Mamdani for criticizing recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and for ignoring Iranian American pleas to denounce the Tehran regime’s abuses.
- Much of the sharpest criticism comes from right-leaning outlets and opinion writers, and several claims rely on single-source reporting, yet the pushback signals mounting pressure on City Hall over how the administration handles antisemitism and Iran-related issues.