NYC, NY politics live updates: Mayor Mamdani brushes off Jewish groups snubbing his heritage day event, doubles down on Nakba video

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 18, 2026 · 187 words

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NYC, NY politics live updates: Mayor Mamdani brushes off Jewish groups snubbing his heritage day event, doubles down on Nakba video See more of our coverage in your search results.

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NYC, NY politics live updates: Mayor Mamdani brushes off Jewish groups snubbing his heritage day event, doubles down on Nakba video See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleGet the latest news on New York politics Monday as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani responds to The Post’s report that Jewish leaders will reject invitations to Hizzoner’s “Jewish Heritage” at the Gracie Mansion.

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At least three high-profile Jewish leaders — including the head of the group that runs the local Israel Day Parade — are skipping the event, citing the Democratic socialist mayor’s fiery rhetoric against the Jewish state and other comments that critics have…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “At least three high-profile Jewish leaders — including the head of the group that runs the local Israel Day Parade — are skipping the event”

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While web search results confirm that 'several Jewish leaders' are skipping the event, the specific detail regarding 'at least three high-profile leaders' and the 'head of the group that runs the local Israel Day Parade' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; the provided web results mention the boycott generally but do not list the specific count and role of the Israel Day Parade head across different sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel Day on Fifth (formerly the Salute to Israel Parade and then the Celebrate Israel Parade) is an annual parade in support of Israel that takes place along Fifth Avenue in New York. The parade tra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Day_on_Fifth

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushaláyim) is an Israeli national holiday that commemorates the "reunification" of East Jerusalem (including the Old City) with West Jerusalem following the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Day

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March of Flags (מצעד הדגלים, Mitzad ha’Degalim), or Dance of Flags (Hebrew: ריקוד דגלים or ריקודגלים, romanized: Rikud Degalim), is an annual flag flying parade on Jerusalem Day to celebrate what …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Day_march

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Claim 2: “UJA Federation of New York... said in a statement [they will not be attending]”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention that the UJA-Federation of New York is not attending the event, with one citing a specific statement regarding the State of Israel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an indepen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing over 350 indep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Federations_of_North_Am…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UJA-Federation of New York (United Jewish Appeal⁣ – ⁣Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc.) is the largest local philanthropy in the world. Headquartered in New York City, the organiza…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UJA-Federation_of_New_York

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Claim 3: “UJA Federation of New York, which calls itself the largest local philanthropy in the world”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that the UJA-Federation of New York is the largest local philanthropy in the world.

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Claim 4: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026, having won the 2025 election. This is further corroborated by multiple news sources including BBC, CNBC, and Deutsche Welle.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The nudge for Britain to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India — a longstanding demand — this time has come from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-exit-polls-out-in-key-state…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahmood Mamdani (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political scie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmood_Mamdani

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani

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Claim 5: “Jewish leaders will reject invitations to Hizzoner’s “Jewish Heritage” at the Gracie Mansion”

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Multiple independent web search results report that Jewish leaders and organizations are rejecting invitations to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Jewish Heritage event at Gracie Mansion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

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