Issac Herzog, left, shakes Eric Adams’ hand, Jerusalem, Monday. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom / GPO
Issac Herzog, left, shakes Eric Adams’ hand, Jerusalem, Monday. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom / GPO
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, during Adams’ trip to Israel.
“You are a dear, dear friend of Israel and the Jewish people,” the president said he told Adams. “We will never forget your moving words and solidarity on October 7. … The fact that you’re here now means a lot to us.”
“As you know, we are worried about how things will look post the mayoral elections in New York,” the president said, seemingly referencing Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, who critics describe as anti-Israel. “So I thank you for your friendship and solidarity, and I wish you great success in all your endeavors. This is your home.”
Adams said in response that “49 percent of New Yorkers made it clear that they don’t embrace the philosophy of anti-Israel. … I’m here today as I leave office to state I would not be leaving my advocacy for Israel and for the Jewish people.”
Adams, the first sitting N.Y.C mayor to face criminal charges, ran for reelection as an independent – eventually abandoning the race amid corruption allegations. He has been fiercely supportive of Israel since the beginning of his tenure in 2022, and last visited the country in the summer of 2023.