(AP) Karen Matthews - Thousands of Israel boosters waved blue and white flags as they marched up Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the annual Celebrate Israel parade. Elected officials included New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Sen. Charles Schumer. Formerly called the Salute to Israel Parade, the event celebrates the birth of the Jewish state in 1948. It draws students from yeshivas and Jewish day schools around the northeast as well as members of Jewish groups and synagogues.
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