{"id":138126,"date":"2025-11-17T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/138126\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:00:10","slug":"outgoing-new-york-mayor-adams-meets-israeli-leaders-who-hail-him-as-a-true-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/138126\/","title":{"rendered":"Outgoing New York Mayor Adams meets Israeli leaders, who hail him as a ‘true friend’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top Israeli officials on Monday praised outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams, as the vocal Israel advocate visited the country shortly before he ends his term at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Adams at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.\u00a0According to his office, he thanked the outgoing mayor \u201cfor his great support for Israel and on being a true friend of the Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Isaac Herzog met with Adams at the President\u2019s Residence in Jerusalem, thanking the politician for his support and voicing concern over New York\u2019s future as far-left mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a longtime anti-Israel activist, prepares to take office in the city, home to the Diaspora\u2019s largest Jewish community.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are a dear, dear friend of Israel and the Jewish people,\u201d Herzog told Adams, according to a readout shared by the president\u2019s office, recalling the mayor\u2019s \u201chistoric visit\u201d to Israel during the early days of the war with Hamas.<\/p>\n

Herzog added that Israelis are concerned about New York following Mamdani\u2019s victory in the mayoral elections there earlier this month. Adams has emphasized combating antisemitism during his time in office, which concludes at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you know, we are worried about how things will look post the mayoral elections in New York,\u201d Herzog said. A range of US Jewish leaders and organizations have voiced concern that Mamadani\u2019s longtime opposition to Israel could fuel antisemitism in the city. Mamdani has pledged to combat antisemitism as mayor.<\/p>\n

Responding to Herzog, Adam referred to the election results, saying, \u201cWe want to clearly send the right message that 49 percent of New Yorkers made it clear that they don\u2019t embrace the philosophy of anti-Israel. We still consider Israel as an ally and as a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Jerusalem, I stood before the Western Wall and prayed. With thousands of years of unbroken faith, this is a place of prayer for all nations. <\/p>\n

“\u05db\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05dd” pic.twitter.com\/MtlRLTdLta<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) November 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to deny the fact that there\u2019s an increase in antisemitism across the globe, and some of the words that are coming from New York is something that we\u2019re not going to deny. And I think right now, we need clarity\u2026 and I\u2019m going to provide that clarity to fight against hate wherever it shows its face,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar also met with Adams in Jerusalem, hailing him as \u201ca true friend of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor Adams stands, and has stood, unequivocally by Israel throughout the years,\u201d Sa\u2019ar wrote on X, adding, \u201cHe has always expressed a clear, moral voice against antisemitism of all kinds and in favor of Israel\u2019s right to defend itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Honored to host in Jerusalem @NYCMayor<\/a> Eric Adams, a true friend of Israel.
Mayor Adams stands, and has stood, unequivocally by Israel throughout the years.
He has always expressed a clear, moral voice against antisemitism of all kinds and in favor of Israel’s right to defend\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/52P8N4x4H5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gideon Sa’ar | \u05d2\u05d3\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05e2\u05e8 (@gidonsaar) November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

On Sunday, visiting to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the outgoing mayor also pledged his support for Israel, saying, \u201cAs I finish, I wanted to come back here to Israel and let you know that I served you as the mayor, but I want to continue to have the title that\u2019s more important to me than anything: I\u2019m your brother.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Mamdani sailed to victory earlier this month over centrist independent Andrew Cuomo, after a campaign that often centered on antisemitism and Israel. Mamdani won about a third of Jewish votes, according to an exit poll, while most Jews in the city voted for Cuomo, amid harsh criticism of Mamdani\u2019s anti-Israel activism from a chorus of Jewish leaders and groups.<\/p>\n

When he takes office on January 1, Mamdani will become the city\u2019s first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations.<\/p>\n

He has acknowledged that many Jews disagree with his stances on Israel and has vowed to fight antisemitism as mayor.<\/p>\n

Times of Israel staff and Lazar Berman contributed to this report.<\/p>\n


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