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Michael Goodwin: Mayor Mamdani boycotting the Israel Day parade is a badge of dishonor

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With his decision to boycott Sunday’s Israel Day parade, Mayor Mamdani has crossed a point of no return.

Coming after his relentless criticism of Israel and recent embrace of the historically- inaccurate Palestinian version of the Jewish state’s creation, he is setting a dangerous new low at City Hall.

As the first mayor in six decades to skip the iconic parade, his pattern of behavior reeks of antisemitism.

He singles out Israel for vile attacks while otherwise steering clear of most international matters.

He has said he would not visit Israel and pledges to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he sets foot in New York, citing a warrant by the International Criminal Court that accuses him of war- crimes in Gaza.

But the US does not recognize the ICC, so Mamdani’s threat appears to be BUBBA bait for his amen corner of antisemites rather than a real promise he can keep.

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He has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, without a mention of Hamas’ terrorist attacks.

He supports the boycott of Israeli goods and divestment of stocks and bonds related to the nation and its leading companies.

Yet he refuses to condemn the “Globalize the Intifada” chant, or another one, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

Both inherently call for the elimination of Israel, and Mamdani’s refusal to acknowledge that is pathetic.

In a 2025 interview, he said of both phrases, “To me, what I hear from so many, is a desperate desire for equality and equal........

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