Mayor Adams, whose time period expires on the finish of December, is heading to Israel later this week to satisfy with authorities officers and enterprise leaders, go to non secular websites and speak about antisemitism, in response to his workplace.
The go to comes as Adams has talked for weeks about securing a brand new job as soon as he leaves workplace Dec. 31. The journey additionally offers a split-screen between the mayor and his successor, Zohran Mamdani, who’s been extremely essential of Israel.
“Countries are calling me and asking me to do what I did in New York City,” Adams instructed reporters final week. “There’s an amazing opportunity that’s waiting for me.” He leaves Friday for Israel and is scheduled to return Nov. 18.
Since he dropped his reelection bid in September, Adams has targeted on plenty of worldwide pursuits. He traveled to Albania in October and to Washington, D.C., final week to satisfy with leaders from Uzbekistan, together with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Liz Garcia, a spokeswoman for the mayor, mentioned town can be selecting up the invoice for the Israel journey, however she didn’t specify the fee. It’s unclear if different Metropolis Corridor officers will accompany the mayor on the journey or which Israeli officers the mayor plans to satisfy with.
The mayor has visited Israel a number of occasions, most not too long ago in August 2023. Adams additionally met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September throughout the United Nations Normal Meeting assembly.
His Israel journey comes as a supply near the mayor mentioned a U.S. ambassadorship stays certainly one of a number of potential skilled avenues Adams is for post-Metropolis Corridor employment. Sources have beforehand mentioned advisers near President Trump had been at one level doubtlessly lining up an ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia for Adams.
Adams’ choice to exit the 2025 mayoral race got here after Trump administration officers and native enterprise leaders floated the concept of discovering a job for him in change for a dedication to droop his reelection marketing campaign to slender the sector in opposition to Mamdani, now the mayor-elect.
Adams has a distinctly completely different method to Israel from his successor. Mamdani has lengthy advocated for the Palestinian trigger and is supportive of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, motion in opposition to Israel. Whereas Mamdani was criticized for stances some view as fostering antisemitism, his marketing campaign was, partially, helped by anger with Israel over its conduct throughout the conflict in Gaza.
Adams has confronted scrutiny for his abroad relationships. His federal corruption indictment, which was dismissed by Trump’s administration, alleged the mayor was given discounted flights and lodge stays as bribes from Turkish authorities officers in change for finishing up political favors.
