Mamdani office has no definition of antisemitism after dropping IHRA, czar confirms

When asked how the Mamdani administration defines antisemitism, MOCA executive director Phylisa Wisdom said: “Across city government, there is not a definition codified for any form of hate at all.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office has no codified definition for antisemitism and has no plans to introduce one, Phylisa Wisdom, executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism (MOCA), said Wednesday.

She made her comments during the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism’s first hearing, which was led by City Council Members Inna Vernikov and Eric Dinowitz.

During the four-hour hearing, council members grilled Wisdom about the office’s operations and efforts to protect Jewish New Yorkers, including how it defines anti-Jewish hate, how the public can reach it, and how it plans to grow.


https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-894020