Adl Accuses Mamdani Transition Members Of Antisemitic Anti Zionist

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team is riddled with antisemitic, anti-Zionist or anti-Israel activity from members, including one who said “resistance is justified” following the Hamas terror attack on Israel in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League... Representatives from the ADL, which has been monitoring Mamdani’s 400-member transition team since his victory on Nov. 4, said they found “many examples” of individuals who have engaged in this kind of offensive rhetoric or action outlined in the Dec. 22 report. The ADL shared with amNewYork a social media post by Kazi Fouzia, who is on the mayor-elect’s worker justice committee, that reads “Resistance are [sic] justified when people are occupied,” less than a day... 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel.

According to the report, which is the second ADL update on Mamdani’s progression into mayoral office, the post includes video footage from an anti-Israel protest happening in Manhattan a day after the attack. But Fouzia is not the only team member who raised a red flag for the ADL. Per the report, at least 12 transition appointees expressed support for anti-Israel campus protests that rocked the city in 2024. Among the appointees, Kazi Fouzia called Oct. 7 justified and Mohammed Karim Chowdhury said Zionists are worse than Nazis New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2025.

A new report by the Anti-Defamation League highlights several members of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team who have used antisemitic tropes and justified Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, among other issues the group flags as “deeply troubling” and that raise further questions about his vetting process. The document, published on Monday, comes days after the ADL uncovered antisemitic comments by a top transition appointee, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who had denigrated Jews in a series of past social media posts. Da Costa resigned shortly after the posts were publicized amid backlash from critics. Mamdani said last week that he was unaware of those comments and would hire an outside legal team to assist with the vetting process as he staffs his administration — noting “clear changes that... Mamdani’s latest Jewish commissioner pick rejected the allegations of antisemitism.

This piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The Anti-Defamation League accused Mamdani of packing his transition team with people linked to “antisemitic, anti-Zionist, or anti-Israel activities” in a report on Monday, sparking backlash from some liberal Jewish groups. The second update to the ADL’s “Mamdani monitor” charged that 20% of the 400 people on Mamdani’s transition team have ties to groups that “openly promote terror and harass Jewish people.” As examples of... The ADL also singled out members for participating in anti-Israel campus encampments. It noted individuals who made a range of statements, including that “resistance” was justified after the 2023 Hamas attack and that “Zionists are never Jews.”

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. At least 20 percent of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administrative appointees are connected to groups characterized as anti-Zionist, according to a Monday report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The report found that more than 80 individuals among Mamdani’s 400-plus transition and administrative appointees either have ties to such groups or a "documented history of making anti-Israel statements." The organization said Mamdani’s Transition Committee appointees have been linked to groups including Students for Justice in Palestine, a pro-Palestinian college activism network; Jewish Voice for Peace, an American Jewish anti-Zionist organization; and Within... For example, the ADL said at least four appointees have ties to Louis Farrakhan, the antisemitic leader of the Nation of Islam.

One appointee, Jacques Léandre, was cited for reportedly attending a conference at which Farrakhan denounced "the Jews and their power." A new report by the Anti-Defamation League says at least 20 percent of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition appointees have documented ties to anti-Zionist activist groups or have publicly promoted rhetoric widely... At least four appointees were found to have ties to Louis Farrakhan or the Nation of Islam, including praise posted online or attendance at related events. A new report by the Anti-Defamation League says at least 20 percent of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition appointees have documented ties to anti-Zionist activist groups or have publicly promoted rhetoric widely... The ADL said it reviewed more than 400 volunteers named to Mamdani’s transition committees and identified dozens with connections to organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, and other... According to the report, several appointees publicly endorsed what they described as Palestinian “resistance,” including posts made immediately after Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

One appointee shared content calling such resistance “justified” the day after the attack. The ADL also flagged social media posts by multiple appointees describing Zionism as racism or a genocidal ideology. In one case, an appointee shared content asserting that Zionists are worse than Nazis and claiming that “Zionists are never Jews.”

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