Current sectionJewish WorldShare 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 formatSubscribePeople march during the Israel Day parade in Manhattan on Sunday. The Israeli Consul General in New York said: 'We must show them that the blue and white flag will never be taken down' Credit: Eduardo Munoz/ReutersA wave of condemnations from Jewish and city officials followed the participation of some of Israel's most extreme ministers in the Israel Day Parade on Sunday. But the event was not their first appearance in the city that weekend, nor was it their lastEtan Nechin New York12:18 AM • June 04 2026 IDTNEW YORK - Sunday's Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was, until it began, ruled by the controversy of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision to break with tradition and skip the parade. In response, Israel sent its largest delegation ever to march in the event.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - U.S.Jews in AmericaBezalel SmotrichIsrael settlersCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahHaaretz BoycottGazaIsrael ElectionsDraft EvasionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaredi Protesters Storm Home of Senior Israeli Judge Over IDF Draft ArrestsIsrael Must Let Red Cross Visit Palestinian Security Prisoners, High Court RulesGerman Authorities Probe Teen for Planning Attack on Local SynagogueIt Was One of Lebanon's Most Popular Restaurants. Then the IDF Bombed ItGerman Hotel Apologizes After 'No Jews Allowed' Reply to Israeli BookingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Far-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says