“I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn’t be attending, and I’ve made my views on the Israeli government clear,” Mamdani said at the same briefing.
Yeah, it’s not my intent to make what amounts to an ignorant comment. My thought has always been that Cinco de Mayo and St Patrick Day celebrates cultures - not blatently stating that it’s a “country” celebration… The title of this parade, from an outsider looking in, doesn’t seem to emphasize the culture, but rather the country.
Around my area, we have the Polish Day Parade. The point to celebrate the Polish culture. In this case, calling it an Isreal Day Parade seems to bring the country as the subject, not the culture and not the Jewish religion.
Thank you for the additional color. I’ve participated in dozens of parades.
This one strikes me as very weird. So, good on Mamdani to sit that one out.
Yeah, it’s not my intent to make what amounts to an ignorant comment. My thought has always been that Cinco de Mayo and St Patrick Day celebrates cultures - not blatently stating that it’s a “country” celebration… The title of this parade, from an outsider looking in, doesn’t seem to emphasize the culture, but rather the country.
Around my area, we have the Polish Day Parade. The point to celebrate the Polish culture. In this case, calling it an Isreal Day Parade seems to bring the country as the subject, not the culture and not the Jewish religion.
No it’s true based on a comment above this appears to NOT commemorate any particular historical event but just a thing. https://zoa.org/events/parade/
Thank you for the additional color. I’ve participated in dozens of parades. This one strikes me as very weird. So, good on Mamdani to sit that one out.
That makes sense, and I agree. I even mentioned the differences in my comment.
I just feel like phrasing it a little better makes for more solid logic so that it’s not as easy to refute or dismiss as is