Reporter Directly Asks Mayor Eric Adams If 'Being Pro-Palestine Is The Same As Being Antisemitic'

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During a City Hall press briefing a reporter asked New York City Mayor to clarify his stance on antisemitism and pro-Palestinian messages, and about his meeting with President Trump.

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00:01Hi, Mayor. How are you?

00:02Good. How are you doing?

00:03I'm good. I have two questions for you.

00:05Yes.

00:06You talked to Trump yesterday – well, you talked to Trump last week,

00:10and then you said yesterday that the Empire Wind Farm you discussed.

00:14Do you have a specific timeline for it?

00:16Because the developers recently stated that if it doesn't come –

00:20start reworking again in a few first months of summer,

00:24they might have to abandon the project as a whole.

00:26So I wanted to know if you have a timeline for that.

00:28And then my second question – multiple colleges,

00:31Brooklyn College and Columbia University had student protests,

00:34and you've stated before that you don't appreciate

00:37and you don't tolerate anti-Semitism.

00:39Can you give us a definitive answer if you believe being pro-Palestine

00:43is the same as being anti-Semitic?

00:45First, let me answer that – no.

00:47You know, you could be pro-something without being anti-something.

00:51And this is a country of free speech.

00:54People make many comments.

00:56And you don't have to like the comments that people make,

00:59but that's what makes this country great.

01:01You know, I've been in countries where you make comments

01:04and you can find yourself treated in a harsh way.

01:07So, no, being pro-something, being pro-Palestine doesn't make you anti-something.

01:14People have their opinions.

01:15And I don't agree with opinions, but I respect the fact that we all have different opinions.

01:21The Wind Farm, the Equinor project is important to us.

01:29And we're going to do everything we can to advocate for it.

01:32But the ultimate decision and agreement is going to come down to the federal authorities.

01:37But we're going to fight like hack to show why this is an important project.

01:42A thousand jobs, 500,000 homes would be impacted.

01:47Billions of dollars are being invested.

01:49And it's part of our Port of the Future analysis that we're doing.

01:53And so, we're hoping we can get it over the finish line.

01:56And we're going to push to try to do the best we can.

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