New York City Mayor Eric Adams threw down a gauntlet for his successor on Wednesday, issuing an executive order barring city officials from taking action against Israel or entities associated with it.

Now, if Zohran Mamdani wants to permit city officials to take such action — including boycotting Israel, a move Mamdani has long supported — he’ll have to either rescind the executive order or depart from a longstanding city tradition of issuing a blanket extension on executive orders during mayoral transitions.

The new executive order bars city officials from taking actions that would “discriminate” against Israel, Israeli citizens or entities otherwise associated with Israel, and warns that officials “who fail to follow this directive may be subject to disciplinary action by their agency.

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