Source: Haaretz.com, 02-06-2008
Some 50,000 people marched up Fifth Avenue on Sunday in the annual Salute to ‘Israel' Parade celebrating 60 years of independence.
But one group of New Yorkers, according to the New York Times, did not show up: ‘Israeli' expats.
The organizers of the parade made special efforts to reach out to ‘Israelis' living in New York and to Jewish immigrants from Russia, the paper said on Sunday, to no avail.
‘Israelis' who have left the country are much more critical of their homeland, it explained, unlike American Jews who have a more positive image of the country.
Also, despite the fine weather, there were fewer people marching in comparison to previous years.
However, those who weren't underrepresented were ‘Israeli' officials, local politicians and public figures.