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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will notably be skipping the Israel Day Parade \u2014 saying Thursday its because he disagrees with the Jewish state\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

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The mayor\u2019s comments drew consternation from Jewish leaders, who slammed Mamdani for turning the annual celebration political, as he held firm to his longtime decision not to attend the parade set for Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn\u2019t be attending the parade, and I\u2019ve made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear,\u201d Mamdani said, standing alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a security briefing about the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I also said on that same campaign that I would have a responsibility as the mayor of the city to ensure the safety and security of each and every New Yorker,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The celebration along Fifth Avenue draws tens of thousands of revelers annually, including local community groups an students \u2014 and Tisch as an honorary grand marshal this year.<\/p>\n

The top cop, who is Jewish, pointed to herself during the briefing when a reporter asked if anyone would be representing the Mamdani administration at the parade.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the mayor\u2019s decision not to march, and it is my decision to march proudly,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

But some members of the Jewish community weren\u2019t convinced by Mamdani\u2019s reason for ditching the event \u2014 pointing out it is a celebration of religious identity and comes at a time when antisemitism continues to roil the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a policy parade. It\u2019s a Jewish people parade,\u201d Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, the executive director of the New York Board of Rabbis, told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can march in the parade and have a different point of view [and] show respect for the Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, had a blunt message for the Democratic Socialists of America darling in a Daily News op-ed earlier this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mayor was elected to lead all of us.\u00a0He has decided that some of us are not worth his time. That is his right. It is also our right to remember it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hizzoner\u2019s snub stands in sharp contrast with his predecessors and comes after he happily joined other festivities this year, including the Lunar New Year Parade, the Phagwah Parade and the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old former Queens state assemblyman has long expressed anti-Israel views and railed against its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government. He has also slammed Israel for its military action in Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack.<\/p>\n

Mamdani said on the campaign trail last year he doesn\u2019t believe Israel should be a Jewish state, but a state with equal rights and threatened to order the arrest of Netanyahu if he steps foot in the city.<\/p>\n

He also made clear during the campaign he would not be marching in the Israel Day Parade, insisting he looked forward to joining and hosting other events for Jewish New Yorkers instead.<\/p>\n

Former recent mayors like Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams marched in the parade while they were in office.<\/p>\n

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Adams trolled his successor on Wednesday, saying in an X post he planned on attending the parade.<\/p>\n

Tisch said Thursday the NYPD was preparing to deploy \u201cthe most extensive security plan\u201d that the department has ever put together for an Israel Day Parade, including \u201cthe largest number of officers ever assigned to that detail.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NYPD\u2019s counterterrorism and intelligence bureau also have an active role in protecting parade attendees, both Mamdani and Tisch said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIncluded in that security plan will be the most heavy weapons teams ever, robust camera coverage of the area, and comprehensive screening of everyone entering the parade route, including spectators, vendors, participants, and the press,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you think you are too important to be screened, don\u2019t come. There will be no exceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Additional reporting by Hannah Fierick<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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