In Chicago, mayoral appointee resigns amid criticism for tearing down Israeli hostage poster
A man appointed to an advisory committee by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has stepped down amid outcry over a 2023 video of him tearing down Israeli hostage posters.
Ishan Daya was one of 20 appointees to Johnson’s new Chicago Fiscal Sustainability Working Group. His website identifies him as a community organizer focused on public safety and mental health.
The announcement from the mayor’s office sparked outcry from Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League and Chicago Jewish Community Relations Council, as well as Debra Silverstein, a city lawmaker who called the pick a “deliberate slap in the face to the Jewish community” in a statement posted by the JCRC.
The video of Daya tearing down a poster of an Israeli hostage had previously come to light when he mounted an unsuccessful run for local office. In a statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Daya said he would be replaced by a representative of the Institute for the Public Good, a policy center he co-directs.
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