![]() In 2020, the Democratic Socialists of America even specifically asked candidates who were applying for their endorsement whether they would commit to not traveling to Israel on the “political junket” and align with Palestinian calls to support the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement. The JCRC tours often get pushback from critics of the Israeli government’s policies, who feel that the trip is a propaganda tour. Some members may feel reason to be shy about the Israel trip. Miller said that every city elected official has filed a report for the year 2022, and they were all collectively published online on Wednesday. “It’s not intended for the filers who mistakenly or inadvertently leave information out.” Elected officials can be fined up to $10,000 for an intentional violation of the law, but “Proof of intent is essential,” said Carolyn Lisa Miller, COIB’s executive director. Adams wasn’t disciplined by the board for that, and these council members won’t be getting in trouble either. For example, Mayor Eric Adams previously revised five years of report, after reporters uncovered that he was still the co-owner of a Prospect Heights condo with a former partner. ![]() That’s a relatively common practice with COIB. Riley, Hanks, and a representative for Ung also all said they didn’t intentionally leave off the trip, and they would revise their filings. ![]() “I’m going to file an amendment,” Williams said, adding that there was “no nefarious reason,” and it was just “an honest mistake,” and thanked City & State for the accountability. JCRC also pays the full cost, of about $5,000 to $7,500 per person, according to Tzipporah Shapiro, a spokesperson for the civic group.īut when they filed their annual report with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, four members wrongly responded “no” to the question of whether, during 2022, did a non-governmental entity or person pay for their travel-related expenses of $1,000 or more related to their official duties with the city. That was one of the longstanding “study tours” for influential New Yorkers organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. A handful of New York City Council members didn’t report a multi-thousand dollar free trip to Israel on their annual financial disclosure filing this year – but all four said they’d fix it after being questioned by City & State.Ĭouncil Members Kevin Riley, Sandra Ung, Nantasha Williams and Kamillah Hanks joined eight other colleagues on a trip to Israel in late November 2022. ![]()
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