Parade for Israel in NYC Focuses on Solidarity This Year as Gaza War Casts a Grim Shadow

Published on June 3, 2024

NEW YORK—Marchers chanted for the release of hostages in Gaza on Sunday at a New York City parade for Israel that drew thousands of people under heightened security. The parade was held almost eight months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. Hamas terrorists killed around 1,200 people—mostly civilians—and abducted about 250. About 100 hostages remain in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 30 more. Dubbed “ Celebrate Israel,” the annual parade’s normally exuberant atmosphere was markedly toned down this year. People chanted “Bring them home now!” and waved Israeli flags as they marched up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan for what this year was called “Israel Day on Fifth.”...

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