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The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject

The fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping the parade. An uninvited minister changed the subject.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

May 26, 2026 · 2 min read

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The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject

The fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping the parade. An uninvited minister changed the subject.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Upper East Side · May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 · 2 min read

The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject

For weeks the story around this year’s Israel Day Parade was that New York’s first Muslim mayor would not march in it. Then, on May 31, a far-right Israeli cabinet minister showed up to the parade uninvited, and the loudest condemnation of the day came not from Mayor Zohran Mamdani but from the Jewish organizations running the event.

Mamdani had been clear about why he stayed away. He cited the participation of far-right Israeli officials , whose presence he tied to what he…

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The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject

The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject

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