"On Thursday, his first day in office, Mamdani wiped out all the executive orders his predecessor, Eric Adams, implemented after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was charged with bribery. One of the orders restricted boycotts of Israel and prohibited mayoral appointees from issuing contracts that discriminate against the State of Israel, Israeli citizens, or those associated with the US ally."
"Nasreen Issa, a member of the Palestine Youth Movement NYC, said Israel and its supporters have long pushed for the criminalisation of dissent. So, Mamdani's rejection of this is a positive step towards protecting the rights of New Yorkers and the dignity of Palestinians, Issa told Al Jazeera. Afaf Nasher, the head of the New York chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), also applauded Mamdani for revoking an unconstitutional order restricting the ability of New Yorkers to criticize the Israeli government's racism or boycott Israel's human rights abuses. This unconstitutional, Israel First attack on free speech should have never been issued in the first place, Nasher said in a statement."
On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked all executive orders issued by his predecessor Eric Adams after September 26, 2024. One rescinded order had restricted boycotts of Israel and barred mayoral appointees from issuing contracts that discriminate against the State of Israel or those associated with it. Another rescinded order adopted the IHRA definition of anti‑Semitism, which critics say can censor speech critical of Israel. Palestinian rights advocates and civil liberties groups praised the revocations as protecting free speech and defending Palestinian dignity. The Israeli government promptly condemned Mamdani and mischaracterised him politically.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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