New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is shunning Sunday’s annual parade honoring Israel, breaking with a decades-long political tradition because of his fealty to the Jewish state’s sworn opponents.
The parade, called Israel Day on Fifth, sees Jewish groups descend on Manhattan’s iconic Fifth Avenue in a cornerstone display by the area’s Jewish community, drawing in participants from around the city and the region.
AP reports the Israel Day parade has always been a must-attend event for mayors, governors and other political leaders eager to embrace the throngs of flag-waving revelers who congregate on Fifth Avenue to celebrate Israel’s birth in 1948.
Not anymore it seems.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is shunning Israel Day on Fifth but saw fit to participate in Islam’s Eid al-Adha prayers and deliver remarks at Yancey Track and Field at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx, New York City, United States, on May 27,
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