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. Smotrich has called for Gaza to be emptied of its Palestinian population and for the destruction of the besieged enclave. Middle East Eye reported in May that the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court had filed a secret arrest warrant application for Smotrich over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. MEE understands that the charges against Smotrich include forced displacement as a crime against humanity and war crime, the transfer of Israel’s own population as a war crime, and persecution and apartheid as crimes against humanity. Addressing attendees, Smotrich said the parade "reminds me of the Jerusalem Flag March", an ultra-nationalist procession through Jerusalem's Old City and Muslim Quarter on Jerusalem Day where participants have often c...

Original source: Middle East Eye