Michelle Wu

Michelle Wu

Title	Mayor
Affiliation	City of Boston
Links	Wikipedia

Michelle Wu is the mayor of Boston. She has shown persistent support for the State of Israel. She has repeatedly attended events with Israeli officials. As a mayoral candidate, she declined to ban Boston police from ADL-sponsored trainings in Israel, and she opposed BDS.

Links

• September 2022 Facebook post by Israel in Boston “Thank you to WorldBoston for hosting the 13th Annual Consuls Reception with Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭, attended by Consul General @AmbMeronReuben.” (archive link)
• Muslim Justice League Boston Policing 2021 Candidate Questionnaire Michelle Wu was asked “Would you ban the Boston Police Department from participating in foreign security trainings, including these ADL sponsored trips to Israel and similar counterterrorism trainings?” She responded “No.”
• July 1, 2021 Jewish Journal article on the June 21 ADL New England / JCRC Boston mayoral forum (archive link) Asked whether she would support a BDS resolution similar to the one proposed in Cambridge, Wu said: “I would not instate a BDS proposal or action because I believe that paints a broad brush on all citizens regardless of individual views.”
• Feb 18, 2022 Tweet by Israel in Boston “It’s a bittersweet day here at the Consulate. We are bidding l’hitroat (see you later) to our passionate, engaging, beloved Director of Community Relations, the iconic Ms. Ruth Kaplan.” (archive url)
• Twitter post by Irit Yakhnes (archive link) “This week, the 127th Boston Marathon is taking place in Boston…”

Events

Instances where Michelle Wu showed support for the State of Israel at events with Israeli officials, flags, or pro-Israel advocacy