Eric Adams signed orders on boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, and protests near houses of worship

New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, has issued two executive orders he says are meant to combat antisemitism, less than a month before he hands over the keys to the mayoralty to Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel.

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.

Bombs were placed near Republican and Democratic party HQs in Washington night before US Capitol attack

US authorities on Thursday made an arrest and announced charges in connection with pipe bombs that were planted outside the headquarters of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington DC on the eve of 6 January 2021.

The suspect was named on Thursday afternoon by the Department of Justice as Brian Cole, of suburban Woodbridge, Virginia.