
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just made history — the bad kind. He became the first NYC mayor in 60 years to skip the Israel Day Parade, and the Jewish community's response tells you everything you need to know. "He hates us," New York Jews and Israeli officials told the Washington Free Beacon.
Sixty years. That's how long every single mayor of New York City — Republican, Democrat, competent, incompetent, you name it — managed to show up for the Israel Day Parade. Even Bill de Blasio dragged himself there. Even Eric Adams made it happen. But Zohran Mamdani? He gave a full anti-Israel speech to explain why.
New York City has the largest Jewish population of any city outside of Israel. These aren't fringe constituents. These are your neighbors, your voters, your taxpayers. And the mayor of their city can't be bothered to walk a few blocks up Fifth Avenue once a year to show basic solidarity.
The Israeli officials didn't mince words either. According to the Free Beacon, both New York Jews and Israeli officials said Mamdani "isn't wanted" at the celebration — meaning even if he'd tried to show up at the last minute for a photo-op, he wouldn't have been welcome. Israeli official Amir Ohana was among those making clear that the mayor's absence spoke volumes.
Parade-goers made their feelings known in a way only New Yorkers can. A cardboard cutout of Mamdani was spotted stuffed in a trash can along the parade route. Subtle? No. Effective? Absolutely. Sometimes the people speak louder than any press release.
Here's the thing about streaks like this. Sixty years of consecutive mayoral attendance isn't an accident. It's a tradition that survived turbulent decades — the crime waves of the '70s and '80s, the post-9/11 era, the pandemic. Mayors of every political stripe understood that standing with New York's Jewish community wasn't optional. It was the bare minimum.
Mamdani broke that streak, and he did it on purpose.
This isn't a scheduling conflict. This isn't "I had a prior commitment." This is a mayor who has made it crystal clear where he stands — and it's not with the Jewish residents of his own city. The mask didn't slip. He ripped it off and threw it in the East River.
We keep hearing about how the progressive left is the party of inclusion and tolerance. Funny how that tolerance always seems to have one glaring exception. You can march for every cause under the sun in New York City, but apparently showing up for the Jewish community is a bridge too far for Hizzoner.
The 60-year streak is dead. And every Jewish New Yorker knows exactly who killed it.


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