And Representative Ritchie Torres, an outspoken pro-Israel voice in Congress, will skip the parade for the second year in a row because of a scheduling conflict, according to his spokesman.
Several progressive groups allied with the mayor, including Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Israelis For Peace and the New York City chapter of the multiethnic Israeli group Standing Together, will not participate either.
But many others are planning to march, including Gov. Kathy Hochul; Letitia James, the state attorney general; Thomas P. DiNapoli, the state comptroller; Mark Levine, the city comptroller; and Julie Menin, the City Council speaker.
“We’re not marching in favor of the government, we’re marching in favor of Jewish pride and Jewish identity,” said Ms. Menin, who is Jewish. “I just don’t think a parade should be synonymous with the Israeli government, because it’s not.”
Representative Dan Goldman, the incumbent Jewish congressman that Mr. Lander is seeking to unseat, will also march, a campaign spokesman said. And Eric Adams, Mr. Mamdani’s predecessor as mayor and an avid supporter of Israel, has said he will participate in his capacity as a private citizen.
Israeli elected officials will also join, including Amir Ohana, the speaker of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and nearly a dozen other lawmakers, according to a spokesman for the Israeli consulate in New York.
Sally Goldenberg contributed reporting.
