Welcome to AfterDark and the America Out Loud Talk Radio Network.

I am the host, Rob Harper, and my co-host is Heather Robinson, a contributor for the New York Post.

Folks, we've got a lot to talk about tonight.

And I want to start off talking about the Israeli Day parade that took place just yesterday in the city,

a parade where mayors of the city have attended for the past, I want to say, 160 plus years.

However, this year, the current mayor, who happens to be a Muslim, decided that he would not attend the parade.

Albeit, he did provide a heightened level of security,

compliments of the police chief, Jessica Tisch, whom herself is Jewish.

He did provide that, but he did not attend the parade.

Every mayor since has attended this parade, and actually during the

parade, we had former mayors Bloomberg, de Blasio, and I want to say Eric Adams marched in the

parade. But Mandami was missing. Later on, they found him bicycling on the other side of the city.

Go figure. When he was asked about his not attending the parade, he said that, well, he has not been shy about saying that he does not approve of what's happening in Israel.

My question is, what exactly is happening in Israel that he does not approve of?

Because the last time I looked, it was Hamas trying to destroy or eradicate the Israeli people from Israel.

It was Hamas who attacked Israel on October 7th.

So what exactly, Bertel, is our mayor referring to?

Anyone's guess?

Israel fighting back.

Oh, yeah, Israel fighting back.

He just wants them just to lay down it, allow them to kill them.

This is just further proof.

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