A bipartisan duo of congressmen representing both sides of the Hudson joined forces Wednesday to slam mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani for opposing a Holocaust remembrance group’s definition of “antisemitism.”
Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order in June that uses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition as part of a push against anti-Jewish hate.
The IHRA definition — used in 35 states and much of the world — calls antisemitism “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.”
“Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities,” the definition states. 3
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