{"id":140784,"date":"2026-06-01T17:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/140784\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:35:35","slug":"israeli-shlichim-from-across-america-march-in-new-yorks-israel-parade-jns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/140784\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli \u2018shlichim\u2019 from across America march in New York\u2019s Israel parade | JNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 40 shlichim (&#8220;Israeli emissaries&#8221;) from the Jewish Agency for Israel marched in New York City\u2019s annual Israel Day on Fifth parade on May 31 as part of a joint float organized with the American Zionist Movement and World Zionist Organization.<\/p>\n<p>They marched alongside Yaron Shavit, deputy chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency; Yaakov Hagoel, chairman of the World Zionist Organization; and Herbert Block, executive director of the American Zionist Movement. Also marching with the float were Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of Omer Neutra, an Israeli-American IDF officer killed in the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing Israeli music, dancing, flags and enthusiasm to the parade, the emissaries helped energize the atmosphere while serving as a visible expression of the deep connection between Israel and Jewish communities across North America.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ronen-and-orna-neutra-march-in-israel-parade-nyc.jpeg\" alt=\"Ronen and Neutra, parents of Omer Neutra, who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, march in New York City&#x2019;s annual Israel Day on Fifth parade on May 31, 2026. Credit: The Jewish Agency.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The parade\u2019s theme this year, \u201cProud Americans, Proud Zionists,\u201d reflected the enduring and inextricable bond between American Jewry and Israel\u2014a message that resonated throughout the day\u2019s celebrations and demonstrations of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>The shlichim, who serve in Jewish communities, schools, summer camps and on college campuses, traveled from across the country to participate alongside hundreds of supporters, community leaders and representatives from partner organizations. They serve as a living bridge between Israel and Jewish communities worldwide, helping strengthen Jewish identity, Hebrew and Israeli culture, and connections to Israel in communities throughout North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving our shlichim march in the Israel Day parade is a true reflection of our mutual responsibility and the deep sense of solidarity they foster in communities throughout America,\u201d said Gal Atia, head of the Jewish Agency\u2019s Delegation to North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as the community here has stood by our side throughout the years, our shlichim are here to walk shoulder to shoulder with the community. This year\u2019s parade and its theme powerfully captured the values of identity, unity and shared purpose that our emissaries work daily to strengthen across the nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The parade comes as Jewish communities around the world continue to demonstrate solidarity with Israel and support for communities impacted by the ongoing war. Since Oct. 7, the Jewish Agency has played a central role in emergency response efforts across Israel while also supporting Jewish communities worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Approximately 40 shlichim (&#8220;Israeli emissaries&#8221;) from the Jewish Agency for Israel marched in New York City\u2019s annual Israel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[1660,46251,28570,37,1653,10796,46250,1659,46248,28569,28568,16151,28571,49,13087,1654,9572,10801,15984,15959,42720,46249,6393],"class_list":["post-140784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-arab-israeli-conflict","tag-culture-of-israel","tag-ethnoreligious-groups","tag-israel","tag-israel-related-controversies","tag-israel-palestine-relations","tag-israeli-americans","tag-israeli-palestinian-conflict","tag-jewish-agency-for-israel","tag-jewish-groups","tag-jewish-movements","tag-jews-and-judaism","tag-judaism-and-politics","tag-middle-east","tag-palestine-region","tag-politics-of-israel","tag-politics-of-palestine","tag-politics-of-palestine-region","tag-politics-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict","tag-society-of-israel","tag-the-wire","tag-world-zionist-organization","tag-zionism"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}