#protest-regulation

#protest-regulation

The first order prohibits city agency heads and staff from engaging in any policy that discriminates against the state of Israel, Israeli citizens based on their national origin, or individuals or entities based on their association with Israel. It also prohibits officials overseeing the city pension system from making decisions in line with the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, which Mamdani has said he supports.

The proposed bill, which follows last month's boisterous demonstration led by pro-Palestine supporters outside an Upper East Side synagogue in which participants shouted antisemitic phrases and slogans seeks to establish a clear 25-foot buffer zone around houses of worship and healthcare facilities, restricting protests that directly impede access or create a hostile environment for anyone entering or exiting the building.