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- world@lemmy.world
Israel’s foreign ministry has accused the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams.
“On his very first day as @NYCMayor, Mamdani shows his true face: he scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X.
Mamdani revoked an Adams-era order that adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which the previous administration said included “demonizing Israel and holding it to double standards as forms of contemporary antisemitism”.
Israel’s response came hours after Mamdani issued an order to rescind all executive orders that Adams issued after he was indicted on federal corruption charges in 2024 – charges that were later, controversially, dropped.
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Being anti Israel is not the same as being antisemitic, it’s being anti-zionist.
You’ll never convince zionists of that though
they know it, they are just using antisemitism as a free pass
True. But fuck them.
anti zionist you say, hmm interesting
These days it might just be being pro-humanity and anti-genocide.
Pardon my French but WHAT THE FUCK does Israel’s opinion on the mayor from a city half way around the globe have to do with anythingv
NYC has the largest jewish commiunity outside israel, many of which anti-zionists, and it shows how people of different faiths can co-live peacefully, so you can see why isreal wants to influence our politics
It’s clear why they want to but why are our news outlets amplifying their messages. They shouldn’t be
but why are our news outlets amplifying their messages. They shouldn’t be
Because “our” “news” outlets are owned by the same people who funded the opposition to Mamdani in the first place.
The Guardian, which isn’t a US site, highlighting Israel’s misdirection and dishonesty
“our news outlets amplifying their messages”
Ah yes. Well noticed there, gewd jerb.
P.S. Apparently you’re not aware that I can see you downvoting every single comment of mine, as if that helps your ridiculous stance in any way. So far you downvoted three of my comments that have nothing to do with this thread.
P.P.S. This loser is going through my whole comment history downvoting the comments.
I know they are a uk based news outlet but they are popular here and market to Americans like they expect us to read it and they still aren’t Israeli so what’s your point?
Also it not just this paper reporting this crap it’s nonstop.
Oh no! A UK-based news outlet dares to write about things happening outside of the UK, unlike every other news outlet in the world. And they’ve become popular in the US, how dare they! This definitely means they’re ‘our’ US news site, like every cowardly and duplicitous US news outlet, which is all of them.
And they’re also still ‘aren’t Israeli’, whatever the fuck that means despite The Guardian consistently criticizing Israel’s attempts at the inflammatory foreign policy and comments, and you being deliberately blind to all of that. So what does your incoherent drivel mean?
P.S. I can still see you downvoting my unrelated comments, dummy.
I was saying that a news outlet that I used to respect is using their platform to amplify the propaganda of a hostile foreign leader. I don’t understand what your problem is with that. Maybe you just have problems in general?
I said “our news outlets” because this is a place I normally get my news you fucking idiot.
I was expressing disgust with the paper I read. But you really got me!
amplify the propaganda of a hostile foreign leader
Not only you’re dumb beyond belief as to interpret things as that, but of course you also downvote every comment of mine here and there as if they have anything to do with anything, like that helps your argument in any way.
Please continue to spout ridiculous nonsense as to how any site you ever visited is “your news outlet”, that will surely fortify your view.
New York is just outside of greater Israel.
/s
Why does the mayor of NYC need to have an opinion of Israel? He’s not the Secretary of State
The billions that goes to Israel can be used to improve New Yorker lives. As a new york mayor he need to let people have the freedom to express boycott movements
He can punch up why is Israel punching down
You should know that the former NYC mayor banned criticism/divestment of/from Israel thus creating a domestic law about a foreign nation. Mamdani is simply removing that domestic law and thus erasing a foreign nation from New York’s governance dictionary.
He is actually doing what you are asking for.
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IKR? Everyone loved Jews until Israel started in 1948.
Oh come on, that’s not what they’re saying. Israel certainly isn’t helping things.
They’re a 3 day old account doing nothing but defend Israel. There’s no use arguing with them.
Looking at their short history, looks like mods are taking out the bot trash
This is how you know that Mamdani made a good choice. When the bullies cry crocodile tears, you can ignore them.
Mandami lifted a rule stating you cannot stop doing buainess with isreal.
He gave people the FREEDOM to choose to stop dealing witb isreal. And of course, let the crybabies come out of the woodwork.
Sorry Israel but you don’t represent Jews
The word antisemitism used to carry weight, now thanks to Israel it doesn’t really anymore
That’s what fascists do. Take terms that are commonly understood to mean something serious and use it against every person/group they don’t like until it loses all meaning. Then when the fascists are inevitably found to be acting exactly like that term originally described, they can discredit whoever is accusing them because “everyone uses that word for everything, you just don’t like us” despite being the cause of that problem in the first place.
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Fellas, is it antisemetic to perform your mayoral duties to New York City instead of Tel Aviv?
Of course it is! You must fall to the feet of the chosen people, didn’t you know?
Mamdani immediately rescinded all of Adams’ executive orders made after Adams’ indictment. I wish this article clarified if this EO was part of that batch.
Edit: It was: https://bsky.app/profile/hunterw.bsky.social/post/3mbhyhk2egc2e
Israel proves it has a government based on bigotry.
Just like with the US government, if Israel’s government is criticizing you you’re on the right side.
From the IHRA working definition, “[C]iticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.”
If something displeases Israel, it very much pleases me. Please continue Mr. Mamdani!
Hey Israel, that word doesn’t mean what you think it means.
They don’t care what it means, they just use it to bludgeon people into doing what they want.
Ironic that one would post complaints about antisemitism on shitter, the platform whose very owner did a full on Hitler salute on live television in front of thousands of a local audience as well. twice!
