Israel's Foreign Ministry and World Jewish Congress criticise Mamdani on his first day in office Israel's Foreign Ministry accused New York City's new mayor Zohran Mamdani of inflaming antisemitism on his second day of office after he signed an executive order (EO) to revoke most EO's  issued by his incumbent after September 2024, when Adams was indicted. EO's that Adams instituted after Sepember 2024 include instituting the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifting restrictions on boycotts of Israel. Mamdani's revocation on his first day in office includes revoking these EOs, and does not target them above any others. In a post on X, Israel's Foreign Ministry criticised Mamdani, saying, "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 World Jewish Congress also criticised the move. Critics of the IHRA definition say that pro-Israel activists can and do mobilise the IHRA definition for political goals unrelated to tackling antisemitism, principally to silence critics of the Israeli government.