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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n Tisch, a prominent Jewish centrist, said she will be \u201chonored\u201d to walk with other dignitaries in the parade, which has the theme \u201cProud Americans, Proud Zionists.\u201d<\/p>\n \t \u201cI\u2019m so excited to march with you,\u201d she said in Hebrew. Citing the rise in antisemitism and the dozens of recent attacks against Jews in the US, Canada and Europe, she said that, \u201cWe are not messing around with security at this year\u2019s parade.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe NYPD has one of the most robust municipal counterterrorism capabilities of any city in the world, and I am bringing all of that to bear for this year\u2019s parade,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n \u201cNew Yorkers will see the most extensive security plan that the NYPD has ever put together,\u201d she added, including the \u201clargest number of officers ever assigned to that detail.\u201d<\/p>\n The vast array of law enforcement measures will include heavy weapons teams, camera coverage of the area, screening of everyone entering, checking vehicles, counter-terror teams, \u201cexplosive detection canines,\u201d helicopters, drones, horse-mounted units, \u201chostile surveillance teams,\u201d and plainclothes officers.<\/p>\n \t To prevent possible ramming attacks, streets leading to the parade will be fortified with hardened NYPD vehicles and heavy sanitation trucks.<\/p>\n NYPD intel teams will monitor social media for threats, and response units will be deployed across the city to immediately assess any threats.<\/p>\n Police will also be stationed throughout the surrounding public transportation system to protect attendees traveling to the event, Tisch said. Attendees are encouraged to take public transportation due to road closures.<\/p>\n There are no known, credible threats to the event, but \u201cthe absence of a specific threat does not mean the absence of risk,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n Regarding protests, she added, \u201cWe will not tolerate any disruptions to the parade. Any unauthorized persons entering the parade route will be arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n \t The parade tends to see a small group of protesters on the route confined within a police barricade.<\/p>\n Asked about Mamdani not attending, Tisch said, \u201cIt\u2019s the mayor\u2019s decision not to march, and it is my decision to march proudly.\u201d<\/p>\n Mark Treyger, the head of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, the group organizing the parade, thanked Tisch and Mamdani and said, \u201cWe are expecting one of the biggest turnouts ever,\u201d numbering in the tens of thousands.<\/p>\n \t Ofir Akunis, Israel\u2019s consul general in New York, posted on X that \u201cThis year, when antisemitism and hatred of Israel are at an all-time high \u2014 fueled by leaders in NYC and worldwide \u2014 we must show them that the blue and white flag will never be taken down!\u201d<\/p>\n New York City saw a surge in antisemitic hate crimes after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, which continued in 2024. In 2025, the number dropped slightly, but Jews are still targeted more than all other groups combined every month.<\/p>\n Last year, there were near-daily anti-Israel protests on the city\u2019s streets and college campuses.<\/p>\n The 2025 parade saw 50,000 people, including former Hamas hostages, march through New York City.<\/p>\n JTA contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tCelebrants march in the 2025 Israel Day Parade on New York\u2019s Fifth Avenue, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP\/Richard Drew)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20250518_untitled_02968-640x400.jpg\")
\n\t\tIsrael Day on 5th in New York City, May 18, 2025. (Luke Tress\/Times of Israel)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20250518_untitled_03395-640x400.jpg\")
\n\t\tAnti-Israel protesters face off with police at Israel Day in New York City, May 18, 2025. (Luke Tress\/Times of Israel)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20250518_untitled_03106-640x400.jpg\")
\n\t\tFormer Hamas hostages Aviva Siegel, left, and Keith Siegel, at Israel Day on 5th in New York City, May 18, 2025. (Luke Tress\/Times of Israel)<\/p>\n
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