NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence
Mamdani said he will keep police coverage strong as organizers expect thousands and tensions rise over his pro-Palestinian stance.
- 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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Israel Day Parade Goes On Without New York's Mayor
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support for Palestinian rights. Although it has gone by different names over the years, the Israel Day parade has always been a must-attend event for...
'Shoot the Place Up': Loomer Targets Mamdani as NYPD Deploys Record Force for Israel Parade
Political commentator Laura Loomer has cast a harsh spotlight on New York City's upcoming Israel Day Parade with an incendiary social media post directed at Mayor Zohran Mamdani, as the city prepares for an unprecedented security deployment along Fifth Avenue this Sunday. Tension surrounding the march has grown after Mamdani's decision to bypass the gathering. His absence breaks a decades-old tradition for the city's highest office, setting the …
Israel Day parade marked by celebratory crowd and large police presence
As an estimated 50,000 New Yorkers stretched along Fifth Avenue waving Israeli and American flags and Hebrew music echoed through the streets, this year’s annual “Israel Day on Fifth” parade carried a palpable sense of relief. For the first time since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, attendees could swap out their hostage pins and “Bring Them Home Now” signs for simple flags — marking the first parade since the attacks in which all hostages …
Far-right Israeli ministers join thousands at Israel Day Parade in New York
The Israeli Delegation Was Presented as Part of Efforts to Bolster Israel's Public Image in the U.S. and as a Response to Mayor Mamdani, Who Did Not Attend the Parade, Breaking With a Tradition Largely Observed by New York Mayors Since 1964
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