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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NYPD commissioner 'proudly' leads Israel parade as grand marshal; Mamdani breaks tradition, avoids event
The annual parade honoring Israel kicked off in New York City on Sunday without New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who earlier said he had chosen to skip the event, as his police commissioner led the parade as a grand marshal and other New York political leaders such as Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attended.The Israel Day parade has always been a must-attend event for mayors, governors and other political leaders t…
Mamdani already defended the decision announced in the election campaign not to participate in the parade: "I have made my views on the Israeli government very clear, and he received massive criticism for it.
NY Democratic stalwarts show support for Israel even as Mamdani skips parade
Hundreds of Jewish leaders and New York politicians gathered early Sunday morning ahead of the annual Israel Day Parade to voice their support for the Jewish state, even as anti-Israel rhetoric has proliferated in elections across the United States. “I stand before you as a proud Jew and a proud Zionist, and those of us who feel that way can never waver,” Rep. Dan Goldman, who is trailing primary challenger Brad Lander in the polls, said to a c…
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