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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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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 41 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

The thing about this that is really fucked up is that this watering down of the term is giving cover to actual anti-semites who really do hate jewish people no matter who and where they are.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 24 points 22 hours ago

Yep. I see it in myself, even. I mean, what is someone supposed to do? Today, it's very common that someone is accused of anti-semitism who is nothing of the sort, so I have to ask, "are they actually anti-semitic, or did they just say something pro-Palestinian, or anti-Settlements, or anti-war-crimes?" And it's not like every time I ask that I can go and find the answer, so often it casts genuine doubt, and some of the time, that doubt is miscast.

Netanyahu and his government need to get in the fucking sea.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

As I haven't tired of pointing out, rising anti-Semitism around the world serves Israel's interests by encouraging Jewish people to move there to escape it. I'm pretty sure that stoking anti-Semitism is intentional on Likud's part.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Actual neo-Nazis and antisemites are having a field day since they can openly say their anti-Zionist shit, and for once it aligns with what the general public is saying, because Zionists are disgusting invaders committing genocide. (For any crazies in the comments, Hamas is maybe more disgusting for their tactics and extremism, but they're punching up against invaders.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

For any crazies in the comments, Hamas is maybe more disgusting for their tactics and extremism, but they're punching up against invaders.

The more Israel genocides, the more Hamas seems sympathetic/justified, kinda like Saw Gerrera in Star Wars.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

kinda like Saw Gerrera in Star Wars

Its almost like the writers were trying to say something about the nature of oppressive empires and the various revolutionaries who oppose them.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

God damn Andor got me worked up. What a prescient and well-written work of art. If things get bad enough in America, there's no doubt Andor will have tons of quotes being used to stir up the people.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

The more Israel genocides

“Let's kill thousands of the adult population of Gaza since they're all affiliated with Hamas. Surely that won't lead to radicalization of the youth in Gaza and emergence of Hamas 2, like it did the last time.”

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say they are sympathetic or justified, since they're absolutely terrorists doing terrible things to both Palestinians and Israelis. I'm just saying that I see the cause and effect.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

You should read about all the times zionists killed jews or msybe you alreadycknow and just try to deflect from or minimize Israeli terrorism

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You are crazy every single goddamn war crimes hamas did Israel did it harder and longer

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world -1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but you wouldn't see a real palestine supporter pissing on a Hamas terrorist on fire.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 18 hours ago

How is hamas more disgusting? Literally the only palestinian resistance orglnisation that can and does fight the occupation