Reps. Lawler, Gottheimer rip Mamdani for scrapping Holocaust group’s antisemitism definition

Source: New York Post

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.