Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich, Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country falls Several prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday have condemned the participation of Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance minister and a leading figure in the Israeli settler movement, in the event. Smotrich was among several Israeli lawmakers and cabinet officials who marched in the parade on Sunday. His appearance marked his first trip to the US in more than a year , and came less than month after he said the international criminal court (ICC) was seeking an arrest warrant against him. Continue reading…

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