{"id":87105,"date":"2026-01-02T04:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87105\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T04:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:24:10","slug":"jewish-civil-rights-group-demands-answers-from-mamdani-after-posts-about-antisemitism-scrubbed-from-nyc-mayors-x-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/87105\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about antisemitism scrubbed from NYC mayor’s X account"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Jewish civil rights group is demanding answers from freshly minted Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> after past posts about combating antisemitism were scrubbed from the Big Apple\u2019s official mayoral X account \u2014 raising serious legal concerns. <\/p>\n

The Democratic socialist \u2014 the first Muslim to lead City Hall \u2014 has been accused of deleting two Eric Adams-era posts highlighting the city\u2019s fight against antisemitism that were shared hours before Mamdani was sworn in and took control of the account Thursday, according to the National Jewish Advocacy Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to overstate how disturbing it is that one of your very first acts as Mayor of New York City, on your very first day in office, was to delete official @NYCMayor<\/a> tweets addressing the protection of Jewish New Yorkers,\u201d the organization said in a letter addressed to Mamdani. <\/p>\n

Mamdani is accused of deleting two posts made by Eric Adams highlighting the city\u2019s fight against antisemitism. Paul Martinka<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a moment of unprecedented antisemitic intimidation, violence, and exclusion in the City the decision to erase official statements affirming the safety and protection of Jews is not merely tone-deaf, it is shameful. It sends a message, whether intended or not, that Jewish New Yorkers are uniquely underserving of continuity, clarity, or reassurance from their own government.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fiery letter was also sent to the city\u2019s Department of Investigation and the Conflicts of Interest Board, according to National Jewish Advocacy Center Director Mark Goldfeder. <\/p>\n

Purging posts from the NYC Mayor X account without first archiving them may violate the city\u2019s charter, as all social media posts are considered public record. <\/p>\n

\u201cEven if they were archived, the choice to delete statements specifically addressing Jewish safety on Day One invites scrutiny and erodes public trust,\u201d the letter warned. <\/p>\n

\u201cNew York City\u2019s mayoralty is an institution, not a social-media account to be curated for convenience or optics. The record matters, the law matters, and the safety and dignity of Jewish New Yorker\u2019s most certainly matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec insisted the deleted posts are in fact being archived and weren\u2019t targeted over their content.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mayor\u2019s team has begun archiving posts from the @NYCMAYOR account that were published by the previous administration, in chronological order,\u201d Pekec said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ongoing process is administrative in nature and is not based on the content of the posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mayor remains steadfast in his commitment to root out the scourge of antisemitism in our City and will deliver on his commitment to renewing the Mayor\u2019s Office to Combat Antisemitism and increasing funding for the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes by 800%,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

In his final act as mayor, Adams shared three consecutive posts Wednesday morning<\/a> touting the city\u2019s \u201cfirst-ever municipal report\u201d on fighting antisemitism, calling it a \u201cblueprint for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two posts within the thread were gone, leaving just the final one, with notices above reading, \u201cThis Post was deleted by the Post author.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Jewish Advocacy Center is demanding an answer for the posts being scrubbed. Paul Martinka<\/p>\n

But the next day, when Mamdani assumed office, two posts within the thread were gone, leaving just the final one, with notices above reading<\/a>, \u201cThis Post was deleted by the Post author.\u201d<\/p>\n

The far-left pol has faced ongoing criticism for his Israel bashing<\/a> and support of Palestine.<\/p>\n

The far-left pol has faced ongoing criticism for his Israel bashing and support of Palestine. Robert Mecea<\/p>\n

Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has repeatedly refused to recognize Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish state and vowed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal if he ever sets foot in the Big Apple. <\/a><\/p>\n

While a portion of his transition team have ties to radical anti-Zionist groups<\/a>, Mamdani has worked to earn support from more of New York\u2019s Jewish community since getting elected, including appearing in a recent Hanukkah video<\/a> with actor Mandy Patinkin. <\/p>\n

Hours after taking office, Mamdani also signed an executive order that wiped out<\/a> most of the orders issued by Adams following his historic September 2024 federal indictment<\/a>, that was later dismissed.<\/p>\n

The NJAC\u2019s letter to new Mayor Mamdani on Thursday.<\/p>\n

While the 34-year-old vowed to reissue certain Adams-era orders from that period of time, including one that would maintain the Office to Combat Antisemitism<\/a>, the advocacy group slammed him for scrapping a decree that adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\u2019s definition of antisemitism. <\/p>\n

\u201cYour first days in office will define your administration,\u201d the National Jewish Advocacy Center concluded their scathing letter.<\/p>\n

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