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Democrats criticize presence of Israeli minister at New York Israel Day parade

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Prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday denounced the presence of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a leading figure in the far‑right settler movement, at the event.

  1. US
    Kathy Hochul
    Democratic Party
    1. Yesterday's parade was a celebration of Jewish pride, community, and unity. I strongly condemn his participation.
    2. Bezalel Smotrich is a far-right extremist whose hateful and divisive rhetoric is fundamentally at odds with the values we hold dear in New York … I strongly condemn his participation.
  2. US
    Zohran Mamdani
    Democratic Party
    1. When it comes to members of my administration, I allow them to make their own decisions as to what marches they would like to participate in.
  3. US
    Daniel Goldman
    Democratic Party
    1. I am incredibly disappointed that that occurred because I have called for his removal, I have called for sanctions against him.
  4. US
    Letitia James
    New York Attorney General's Office
    1. Islamophobia has no place in New York. I unequivocally condemn Bezalel Smotrich's hateful rhetoric.
  5. US
    Mark Treyger
    Jewish Community Relations Council
    1. We reject rhetoric that dehumanizes others, fuels division, or diminishes the dignity of any human being.
    2. There was a complete lack of transparency here.
  6. US
    Dan Shapiro
    Atlantic Council
    1. His extremist views do harm to the US-Israel relationship.

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.Arab News
  3. 3.Haaretz
  4. 4.MS NOW
  5. 5.The New York Times
  6. 6.Times

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countries

  1. 1.IsraelIL
  2. 2.Palestine, State ofPS
  3. 3.AustraliaAU
  4. 4.CanadaCA
  5. 5.NorwayNO
  6. 6.New ZealandNZ

organizations

  1. 1.Jewish Community Relations Council
  2. 2.Democratic Party
  3. 3.International Criminal Court
  4. 4.Goldman Sachs
  5. 5.Knesset

persons

  1. 1.Bezalel SmotrichIL
  2. 2.Chuck SchumerUS
  3. 3.Daniel GoldmanUS
  4. 4.Itamar Ben GvirIL
  5. 5.Jerry NadlerUS
  6. 6.Kathy HochulUS
  7. 7.Letitia JamesUS
  8. 8.Mark TreygerUS
  9. 9.Zohran MamdaniUS
  10. 10.Amichay Eliyahu
  11. 11.Brad LanderUS
  12. 12.Dan ShapiroUS

technicals

  1. 1.Israel Day Parade
  2. 2.West Bank
  3. 3.Judaism