Posted on 11/18/2025 7:27:47 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Netanyahu's office "thanked Mayor Adams for his great support of Israel and for being a true friend of the Jewish people" in a statement about the meeting.
Adams' visit to Israel also included his participation in a Sunday Combating Antisemitism Movement (CAM) event, where he said, “If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I would be concerned about my children. People want to sugarcoat the moment. We cannot do that.”
The outgoing mayor also met with former hostages at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel in Ramat Gan on Sunday, where he expressed his continued commitment to fighting rising antisemitism and to the people of Israel.
“…As a child, I was told that if you live long enough, you will experience pain and must find ways to turn pain into purpose. So must you - the hostages and your families - who have endured unimaginable horrors; you must find a reason to keep moving forward,” he added.
Since arriving, Adams has repeated his longtime intention to retire in Israel. He has also extending the warnings he issued during his campaign about the future of the city under Mamdani…
“If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I’d be concerned about my children,” Adams said at the Tel Aviv event on Sunday. “There is something to be worried about.”
The visit comes as Mamdani seeks to demonstrate that his opposition to Israel as a Jewish state will not translate into dangers for Jewish New Yorkers.
Mamdani, a longtime supporter of the movement to boycott Israel, has said he would not visit as mayor, which would break a longstanding city tradition. He also has pledged to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if Netanyahu visits New York.
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What is Adams doing way over there? All of a sudden, he’s a student of history?
The mayor has visited before and likes it. And wants to live in Israel when he retires.
But the timing of this visit I’m sure has to do with Mamdani. A statement of support for Israel + Jewish NYers.
Adams is an OG Democrat, the type who is not insane.
And wasn’t he a registered Republican in the 90s?
IDK
yup looked it up from 1995-2002.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/12/06/mayor-adams-doesnt-rule-out-switch-back-to-republican-party
“Since arriving, Adams has repeated his longtime intention to retire in Israel.”
I did not know this. It sounds like a good plan. I would like to join him.
How much blackmail does Netanyahu have on, like, everybody?
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