Democrats split on Israel parade as Mamdani keeps promise to skip event

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Democrats split on Israel parade as Mamdani keeps promise to skip event, New York mayor refused to attend as other Democrats drew rebukes for marching with Israel’s far-right finance minister As they have done for decades, prominent members of the Democratic party establishment marched on Sunday in New York City’s annual Israel Day parade. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, was who was missing. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, refused to attend , citing his opposition to the Israeli government, which he has accused of committing genocide in Gaza. Continue reading…

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