New York City has “normalized antisemitism,” Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday as he was asked about a Washington Post story that implied pro-Israel business titans influenced his response to the Columbia University protests. “We’ve normalized antisemitism in this city and others may be comfortable with that, [but] I’m not,” Hizzoner said firmly during his weekly press briefing at City Hall. “When you normalize antisemitism, you’re going to normalize anti-LGBTQAPI, African Americans, No, I have a zero tolerance,” he snapped back. I’m just blown away that have we normalized antisemitism to the point that this is all right,” he said. Adams admitted Tuesday he thought “we should have went in sooner,” but reiterated that he didn’t send police in until after Columbia leadership gave the green light.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2024 22:58 UTC