Adams remained silent three times — and then came the condemnation that could no longer be delayed

A senior Brooklyn Democrat, Carmela Cherrington, shared antisemitic content including a video promoting Henry Ford's 'The International Jew,' and blamed 'Zionists' for a legal dispute over her family's home. New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused three times to address the matter, and eventually issued a harsh condemnation but did not call for her resignation.

A political storm in New York surrounding Carmela Cherrington, a senior Democratic Party official in Brooklyn who was elected in June to the position of district leader. Cherrington shared a video last year promoting 'The International Jew,' a series of antisemitic writings by Henry Ford, and described the content as 'the truth.' She later gave an interview to an Egyptian influencer and blamed 'Zionists' for a legal dispute over her family's home in Brooklyn, even though the New York Attorney General's office determined it was a complex inheritance dispute. Mayor Eric Adams was asked about the matter three times at an event in Queens and refused to respond, a silence that stood out against his sharp attack on party leadership at the same event. Only later did his office issue a harsh condemnation, calling the accusations 'blatant antisemitism' and the dissemination of the images 'abhorrent and unforgivable,' but he was not asked whether the mayor believes Cherrington should resign.