Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, has cancelled several Israel-related executive orders on his first day in office, reversing decisions taken by former mayor Eric Adams. The revoked directives included the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and other policy measures linked to Israel that were implemented after September 2024. The move...
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old Democratic socialist and Queens assemblyman, clinched a resounding win in the city’s mayoral election. He defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, capturing the hearts of over 2 million voters—the highest turnout in a mayoral race since 1969. This triumph marks several groundbreaking milestones....