As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani continues his transition efforts, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday — and urged the Israeli leader to attend Mamdani’s upcoming inauguration.

The stark contrast in schedules was hard to miss: while Mamdani spent the afternoon serving hot meals at a Bronx food pantry — the second such visit in a week — Adams was in Jerusalem holding high-level meetings 5,600 miles away.

Speaking to reporters afterward, Mamdani said the juxtaposition highlighted what he sees as the current administration’s misplaced priorities.

“New Yorkers are on the brink of being priced out of the city they call home, and his actions have little to do with that affordability crisis,” Mamdani said. “This is exactly why New Yorkers are desperate for a new administration — one focused on working-class needs rather than courting war criminals.”

Mamdani, a vocal critic of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, has repeatedly described the operation as genocide. He has also said that, as mayor, he would seek to arrest Netanyahu if he were to visit New York under warrants issued by the International Criminal Court — a stance he reiterated during an appearance on Eyewitness News Up Close.

“Being a city of international law means upholding international law,” Mamdani said. “That includes honoring ICC warrants, whether they’re for Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin.”

Mamdani won the mayoral election by a wide margin but lost Jewish voters by roughly two to one.

During his visit to Israel, Adams addressed a conference where he warned that Jewish New Yorkers should be concerned about the future safety of their children. He also told Israel’s president that New York City is “divided.”