{"id":60609,"date":"2025-12-04T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60609\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T11:57:12","slug":"adams-issues-orders-blocking-nyc-from-boycotting-israel-as-clash-with-mamdani-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/60609\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams issues orders blocking NYC from boycotting Israel as clash with Mamdani grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/new-york-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York City<\/a>\u00a0Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/ericadams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eric Adams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eric Adams <\/a>signed two executive orders Wednesday aimed at countering antisemitism and preventing city funds from supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/03\/us-news\/eric-adams-signs-anti-bds-executive-order-in-veiled-swipe-at-mayor-elect-mamdani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> that Adams barred city business or pension investment decisions that discriminate against Israel, a move that could be viewed as a challenge to Mayor-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/zohran-mamdani\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zohran Mamdani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, who supports the BDS movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While speaking at a conference in New Orleans sponsored by the North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, Adams said his administration &#8220;recognizes the benefit of maintaining a strong relationship between the city of New York and the state of Israel,&#8221; according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nyc-mayor-elect-stays-quiet-after-intifada-chants-target-synagogue-led-holocaust-survivor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Leaders Condemn &#039;Intifada&#039; Chants Targeting A Synagogue Led By A Holocaust Survivor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Leaders Condemn &#8216;Intifada&#8217; Chants Targeting A Synagogue Led By A Holocaust Survivor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"New York City Mayor Eric Adams\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f6ff51ecbb99696785e8f58e30f82e67.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new orders heighten an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ideological clash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ideological clash<\/a> between Adams and Mamdani, who can decide whether to scrap the orders after taking office on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani\u2019s team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview on Nov. 4 with MSNBC, Mamdani\u2019s defended his support for the BDS movement, saying it was a way to pressure Israel to comply with international law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/eric-adams-warns-nyc-not-fine-after-mamdanis-win-says-he-jewish-hed-worried-his-children\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eric Adams Warns Nyc &#039;Not Fine&#039; After Mamdani&#039;s Win, Says If He Was Jewish He&#039;d Be Worried For His Children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eric Adams Warns Nyc &#8216;Not Fine&#8217; After Mamdani&#8217;s Win, Says If He Was Jewish He&#8217;d Be Worried For His Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Zohran Mamdani\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/165bb18f3c2e2072963515de8e89d653.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced new executive orders Wednesday that could be viewed as a challenge to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And I\u2019ve said, I support BDS because this is a movement that is looking for that kind of compliance. We haven\u2019t seen it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; co-host Willie Geist asked Mamdani, &#8220;Would BDS be the policy of your administration as mayor?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019ve said that I would support and have supported non-violent movements to bring about compliance with international law,&#8221; Mamdani replied. &#8220;And where this mayor [Eric Adams] has violated and looked to violate that kind of law, I would bring us back into compliance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mamdani-tells-msnbc-i-support-bds-after-saying-he-mayor-every-jewish-new-yorker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mamdani Tells Msnbc \u2018I Support Bds\u2019 After Saying He Will Be The Mayor For Every Jewish New Yorker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mamdani Tells Msnbc \u2018I Support Bds\u2019 After Saying He Will Be The Mayor For Every Jewish New Yorker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York City Mayor Eric Adams\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/17026672c9f9c0189831daadd34363ff.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then-New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (L) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams attend the annual 9\/11 Commemoration Ceremony on September 11, 2025 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani added during the interview that he would be the mayor for all Jewish New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Post, New York City registered over $32 billion in procurement contracts with outside vendors in the 2024 fiscal year, and maintains five pension systems that support over 750,000 employees, retirees and beneficiaries. They also invest nearly $300 billion in securities in the global marketplace, including over $300 million in Israeli assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair of executive orders came a week after protesters chanted &#8220;globalize the intifada&#8221; and &#8220;death to the IDF&#8221; outside a New York City synagogue, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/adl-launches-mamdani-monitor-track-nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-over-antisemitism-concerns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adl Launches \u2018Mamdani Monitor\u2019 To Track Nyc Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Over Antisemitism Concerns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Adl Launches \u2018Mamdani Monitor\u2019 To Track Nyc Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Over Antisemitism Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"There were reportedly thousands of people at the &quot;Stand with Gaza&quot; protest at Bryant Park in New York on August 16, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a818238acbc3b8a5a57d95b75fd3c4fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There were reportedly thousands of people at the &#8220;Stand with Gaza&#8221; protest at Bryant Park in New York on August 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adams said his administration was &#8220;ensuring our city government doesn\u2019t participate in that type of behavior and are putting in safeguards that protect New Yorkers\u2019 tax dollars and protect their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/anti-semitism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:right to practice their religion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">right to practice their religion<\/a> without harassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following Wednesday\u2019s conference, the mayor posted on X that he &#8220;discussed and shared how we\u2019re governing through the rising tide of hate, fear, and misinformation in our cities so we can better protect ALL communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adams asserted that &#8220;we cannot stand by as antisemitism or any other form of hate spreads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We must loudly defend the Jewish people,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party nominee in New York City's mayoral election\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7a7239c12e0f3f1daee37206a24dbe05.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams barred city business or pension investment decisions that discriminate against Israel, a move that could be viewed as a challenge to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who supports the BDS movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adams has previously warned Jewish New Yorkers about their safety after Mamdani won the election, stating during a fireside chat at a Combat Antisemitism Movement event in Tel Aviv\u00a0last month that &#8220;everything is not fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fox News Digital\u2019s Gabriel Hays\u00a0contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/adams-issues-last-minute-orders-blocking-nyc-from-boycotting-israel-clash-pro-bds-mayor-elect-grows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adams issues orders blocking NYC from boycotting Israel as clash with Mamdani grows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Adams issues orders blocking NYC from boycotting Israel as clash with Mamdani grows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Outgoing New York City\u00a0Mayor Eric Adams signed two executive orders Wednesday aimed at countering antisemitism and preventing city&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[19999,17460,32395,81,32394,60,9,24,56,63,65,64,30416,82],"class_list":["post-60609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-bds","tag-boycott","tag-divestment-and-sanctions","tag-eric-adams","tag-executive-orders","tag-israel","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-the-new-york-post","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}