“I served you as the mayor”: Outgoing NYC mayor tells Jews in occupied East Jerusalem

Eric Adams visits Israel for final time before handing over mayoral post to newly elected Zohran Mamdani

By Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) - New York’s outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, said during his visit to Israel that he “served” Israeli Jews as the mayor of the US city.

“I wanted to come back here to Israel and let you know that I served you as the mayor,” Eric Adams said on Sunday in the occupied East Jerusalem.

Adams departed New York on Saturday for “a multi-day trip” to Israel to meet government officials and visit religious sites, according to his office.

“But I want to continue to have the title that's more important to me than anything: I’m your brother,” Adams said.

He will leave the office to his successor, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, on Jan. 1, 2026.

Elected on Nov. 4, Mamdani, 34, became the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of the nation's largest city.

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