WASHINGTON \u2014 A US Senate panel launched a probe Wednesday of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration, citing \u201cserious concerns\u201d about the \u201crescission of executive orders related to antisemitism and boycotts of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) wrote a letter to Mamdani asking whether the scrapping of the orders<\/a> would hamper the enforcement of civil rights law \u2014 thus risking the revocation of $2.2 billion in federal funds.<\/p>\n \u201cAntisemitism is not an abstract concern in New York City; it is a lived reality for millions of students and residents, and its consequences are very serious,\u201d Cassidy told Mamdani in the letter reviewed by The Post.<\/p>\n \u201cDecisions by your administration that weaken established safeguards for Jewish students in New York and are out of alignment with federal executive orders warrant careful scrutiny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is probing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for revoking \u201cexecutive orders related to antisemitism and boycotts of Israel.\u201d AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cJewish students deserve clear assurance that their safety and civil rights will not be compromised by your administration\u2019s actions.\u201d<\/p>\n A January survey found that a majority of Jewish voters<\/a> (53%) in the Big Apple felt threatened by the Democratic socialist mayor\u2019s statements and similar remarks by his allies.<\/p>\n Mamdani voided every executive order signed by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams since the day his predecessor was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024.<\/p>\n New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani voided every executive order signed by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams since the day his predecessor was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n That included a June 8, 2025, order that \u201ccreated the Mayor\u2019s Office to Combat Antisemitism to identify and develop efforts to eliminate antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate crime,\u201d and the Dec. 2 order that year opposed boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) policies regarding Israel.<\/p>\n