New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who, in one of his first acts of office revoked all late-term executive orders issued by his predecessor, Eric Adams, is under fire for including in his declaration the former mayor's orders designed to protect the city's Jewish community. 

Mamdani on Thursday revoked Adams' orders dating back to Sept. 26, 2024, the date when the former mayor was indicted on federal bribery and campaign finance offense charges, stating that he was making the changes to allow a "fresh start for the incoming administration."

William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told the Jewish News Syndicate that the decision is a "troubling indicator of the direction in which he is leading the city, just one day at the helm."

Last June, Adams adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Jew-hatred through executive order No. 52, and after that issued several orders aimed at confronting antisemitism. 

Daroff said that there is "overwhelming consensus" behind the IHRA's definition, as several major cities, two-thirds of U.S. states, more than 30 countries, and "hundreds of universities, sports organizations, and governmental bodies" rely on the documentation.

The definition, he added, is important "particularly when hatred of Jews manifests through the denial of Jewish self-determination or the singling out of Israel."

Mamdani first said in a press release that he was revoking all of Adams' orders made before Sept. 26, 2024, but later sent out a release saying that the revocation was for orders issued after that date. 

The former mayor had created the antisemitism office on May 13 through an executive order, but Mamdani told a reporter that he plans to keep the office open. 

In a second executive order about the operations of his administration, Mamdani lists the office on antisemitism and said he would appoint its new executive director.

On Tuesday, Adams and the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism released its annual report on antisemitism, according to The Jerusalem Post.

In it, Adams noted the executive orders he issued to protect the Jewish community, including adopting the IHRA's working definition of Jew Hatred. 

He signed Executive Order 60 on Dec. 2, barring city entities and personnel from boycotting or divesting from Israel, as well as EO 61, directing the New York City Police Department to examine the creation of zones around houses of worship to prohibit protesting. 

It was not clear if Adams created the New York City–Israel Economic Council through an executive order, or what its status will be, reports JNS. 

Mark Goldfeder, director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, commented that it is “hard to overstate how disturbing it is that one of the first acts of the new New York City mayor was to delete official tweets and executive orders addressing the protection of Jewish New Yorkers.”

Adams has also spoken out, stating that Mamdani "promised a new era and unity today," adding, "This isn’t new. And it isn’t unity.”