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Sunday, June 2, 2024
At Israel Day parade, NYC mayor says ‘loudest is not the majority’ in the city
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams says at the start of the annual Israel Day parade that he resisted pressure to cancel the event, and believes most New Yorkers supported it.
“There was a desire for those who [wanted to] cancel this parade… Our message is extremely clear: destroy Hamas, bring home the hostages, let’s bring peace so we don’t lose lives of innocent people,” says Adams.
“Today, you see the solidarity, the loudest is not the majority in the city, the majority of the city support the Jewish community here, they support destroying and moving hate out of our city,” he adds.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul also marches in the parade, as do tens of thousands of Israel supporters from around the country. Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and Foreign Minister Israel Katz are among the Israeli officials attending the event, alongside this year’s Israeli Eurovision representative, Eden Golan.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams at the Celebrate Israel parade on 5th Ave:
“Our message is extremely clear: destroy Hamas, bring home the hostages. let's bring peace so we don't lose lives of innocent people.
“Today you're seeing solidarity. The loudest is not the majority in the city.” pic.twitter.com/QDL3CmB4XG
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) June 2, 2024
The Times of Israel Community.