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"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

For blocks, 5th Avenue was lined with Israeli flags, posters, and chanting crowds as over 40,000 participants made their way from 57th to 74th Streets.

Several former Gaza hostages attended, including Andrey Kozlov, Ilana Gritzewsky, Aviva and Keith Siegel, Eliya Cohen, and Doron Steinbrecher.

The Mexican Navy said on social media late on Saturday that 22 people were injured on board the ship, of which 19 were receiving medical attention in local hospitals.

An anticipated 120 athletes, staff, and other Maccabiah representatives, plus the M25 Maccabiah official presenters, will be on the float.

Applicants were asked to sign a “statement of values” that included opposition to Zionism, antisemitism, and “nationalist and/or racist beliefs.”

“The Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism will be the first of its kind in a major city across the nation, and will tackle antisemitism in all of its forms."

After law enforcement authorities searched Bazrouk’s phone, text messages revealed his support for Hamas and his antisemitic bias.

Demonstrations have taken place in recent days during a visit to New York by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Hostages' relatives joined the protest including: Itay Chen's parents, Evyatar David's brother, Omri Miran's brother-in-law, and Abigail Idan's aunt.