Smotrich Joins Record-Size Knesset Delegation at Manhattan Israel Day Parade
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Updated · Haaretz · May 31
Smotrich Joins Record-Size Knesset Delegation at Manhattan Israel Day Parade
4 articles · Updated · Haaretz · May 31
Bezalel Smotrich and other far-right Israeli ministers marched Sunday in Manhattan's annual Israel Day Parade, joining a record-size delegation of Knesset members.
Thousands of spectators and participants lined Fifth Avenue for the event, underscoring the parade's scale and visibility in New York.
The ministers' appearance put prominent members of Israel's right wing at the center of one of the largest public Israel-themed gatherings in the United States.
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