NYC Israel Day Parade Draws Thousands as Mayor's Historical Absence Sparks Backlash
The parade drew an estimated 50,000 people as city officials said the NYPD deployed its largest security detail ever.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend the annual Israel Day parade on Sunday, breaking a decades-long political custom due to his support for Palestinian rights.
- Two weeks ago, the mayor's office released a video commemorating the Nakba, an Arabic word for "catastrophe" describing the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
- Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, called the decision "a slap in the face" and labeled the video "propaganda," citing concerns it lacked Jewish displacement context.
- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who is Jewish, will attend the parade, stating, "It is the mayor's decision not to march, and it is my decision to march proudly."
- Shifting public support for Israel among Americans complicates Mamdani's position as the city's first Muslim mayor, though he has pledged to protect Jewish New Yorkers despite his steadfast pro-Palestinian advocacy.
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Who marched in NYC Israel Day Parade as Mamdani boycotted?
Far-right Israeli ministers accused of inciting violence against Palestinians attended New York's annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, while Zohran Mamdani became the first New York mayor in more than six decades to skip the event. The parade, held along Fifth Avenue, took place as Israel continues its wars in Gaza and Lebanon, drawing senior Israeli politicians, pro-Israel organisations and prominent US political figures to an event that has bec…
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The Washington Free Beacon‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration
There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran Mamdani, who became the first New York City mayor to skip the annual Israel Day Parade in more than 60 years.The post ‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration appeared first on .
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