Current sectionU.S. NewsThe Israeli delegation was presented as part of efforts to bolster Israel's public image in the U.S. and as a response to Mayor Mamdani, who did not attend the parade, breaking with a tradition largely observed by New York mayors since 1964Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe10:23 PM • May 31 2026 IDTNEW YORK – Far-right Israeli ministers, including Bezalel Smotrich, were among a record-size delegation of Knesset members marching Sunday in the annual Israel Day Parade in Manhattan, as thousands lined Fifth Avenue to take part in and watch the event. CommentsIn the NewsFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkNetanyahu Taps New National Security Adviser Following Six-month VacancyThe Deeper Israel Pushes Into Lebanon, the More It Becomes Like ItDemocrats Party Approves Left-wing Merger of Meretz, Labor Ahead of ElectionsTwo Israeli Teens Wounded in West Bank Ramming Attack, IDF Operating in HebronRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War