New York needs a Jewish parade, not an Israel parade

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24. Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana led a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers from the Israeli government, including the far-right

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu of the far-right Otzma Yehudit.

The participation of the far-right lawmakers had not been announced in advance. The Jewish Community Relations Council said ahead of the parade that it was unaware who from the Israeli government would be attending, and the Israeli consulate in New York did not include Smotrich or Eliyahu on its list of expected participants.

The parade’s theme this year was “Proud Americans, Proud Zionists.”

Various communities around the city hold annual parades, and the Israel march serves as the Jewish community’s de facto annual public event.

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