Israeli ministers who backed ethnic cleansing of Palestinians join New York parade

Israeli ministers who backed ethnic cleansing of Palestinians join New York parade Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sun, 05/31/2026 - 22:35 New York's pro-Israel parade hosted ministers who called for starving Palestinians and the use of nuclear weapons on Gaza Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israeli Day Parade on May 31, 2026, in New York City. (Spence Platt/Getty Images via AFP) Off Israeli ministers who have called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the use of nuclear weapons against Gaza took part in New York's annual pro-Israel parade on Sunday, as Israel faces growing isolation abroad over the genocide in Gaza and its wars across the Middle East. Among the delegation was Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, alongside Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and 13 members of the Knesset.