On his first day as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani repealed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and overturned New York City’s anti-BDS executive order—making it legal to boycott Israeli businesses and organizations. The moves come in a city that is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel.

And so it begins……

On his first day as Mayor of NYC, Zohran Mamdani repealed the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

He also overturned an anti-BDS executive order, making it legal to boycott Israeli businesses and organizations.

NYC is home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. pic.twitter.com/zJov7H8WpS

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) January 2, 2026

Mamdani @NYCMayor just UNDID previous executive order which adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism. IHRA protects from discrimination Jews who believe in self determination and provides clarity on the definition. @GovKathyHochul knew all along that Mamdani was going to… pic.twitter.com/548pXZ8Ydu

— Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) January 1, 2026

Jewish civil rights group demands answers from Mamdani after posts about combating antisemitism scrubbed from NYC mayor’s X account https://t.co/dDwrwhDUGU pic.twitter.com/LJzBQrJOXR

— New York Post (@nypost) January 2, 2026

On his first day as Mayor, Zohran Mamdani repealed the IHRA definition of antisemitism, overturned the anti-BDS order (making it legal to boycott Israeli businesses), and deleted tweets condemning antisemitism. Violating NYC law on day one to target Jews. Pray for New York City.