New York City Mayor Eric Adams has left New York City for a visit to Israel starting Saturday, Nov. 15, his office announced on Friday.

 

According to a press release, on Saturday, Adams “will arrive in Israel for a multi-day trip to meet with government officials, economic development leaders, and members of the tech community, in addition to visiting religious sites and discussing efforts to combat antisemitism here in New York City and across the world.”

 

In a separate video posted to social media, the mayor added, “New Yorkers, I wanted to give you an update as we head out for our multi-day trip to Israel. We’ll meet with different business and governmental leaders to discuss new opportunities to partner with our friends in Israel, while also discussing how we can continue to work side-by-side in the fight against antisemitism.”

 

We know hate has no place in our country and in other countries across the globe,” the mayor said on Friday, wearing an NYPD baseball cap. “I’m looking forward to having great conversations and meetings and see how we bring back industry, particularly tech, to our great City of New York. We’re going to have a safe trip and a productive journey. Thank you.”

On June 4th, the Democratic mayoral primary debate took place with candidates including former New York governor Andrew Cuomo; democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani; the New York City council speaker, Adrienne Adams; the current New York City comptroller, Brad Lander; former comptroller Scott Stringer; former Bronx assemblyman Michael Blake; state senators Zellnor Myrie and Jessica Ramos; and former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. In a lighting round event the candidates were asked what foreign country they would visit first if elected mayor of New York City. Video courtesy of The People’s Press via YouTube

Both antisemitism and islamophobia have played a role in the recent mayoral election. One of the viral moments from an earlier televised primary debate among the various Democratic mayoral candidates arose when they were asked which country they would first visit if elected mayor. Almost all, if not all of the candidates, said Israel apart from now Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who said he would remain in New York City to focus on the needs of all New Yorkers, including Jewish New Yorkers.

 

Religion, specifically, Islam, Judaism, and the war in Gaza, was reportedly a factor among voters in the recent mayoral election, with those sympathetic to Palestinians primarily backing Mamdani while former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received the most, though not all, support from Jewish New Yorkers.

 

As reported, Adams had warned of extremism when he dropped out of the general election for mayor.

 

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