ADL's move to establish 'Mamdani Monitor' decried as scaremongering and Islamophobia

The pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced it will monitor the policies and appointments of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of antisemitism and animosity toward Israel. The ADL will establish a "Mamdani Monitor" and a tipline to track his administration's governance. This decision has drawn sharp criticism from Muslim civil rights groups, who decry the move as Islamophobic scaremongering and an attack on advocates for Palestinian human rights. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the ADL for singling out Mamdani while ignoring other politicians who have expressed bigotry.