ADL audit exposes Mamdani transition team members who engaged in antisemitic activity; mayor-elect criticizes organization’s approach

By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on December 22, 2025

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team is riddled with antisemitic, anti-Zionist or anti-Israel activity from members, including one who said “resistance is justified” following the Hamas terror attack on Israel in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) charged in a new report on Monday.

Representatives from the ADL, which has been monitoring Mamdani’s 400-member transition team since his victory on Nov. 4, said they found “many examples” of individuals who have engaged in this kind of offensive rhetoric or action outlined in the Dec. 22 report.