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Anthony Weiner Skips Israel Parade on Upper East Side

By Michael P. Ventura | June 5, 2011 7:09pm | Updated on June 6, 2011 6:43am
New York Rep. Anthony Weiner said a hacker sent a picture from his Twitter account. He's pictured here on the House floor after the 9/11 Health Car Bill was voted down last year.
New York Rep. Anthony Weiner said a hacker sent a picture from his Twitter account. He's pictured here on the House floor after the 9/11 Health Car Bill was voted down last year.
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By Michael Ventura

DNAinfo Managing Editor

MANHATTAN — U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was a no-show at the Celebrate Israel parade Sunday in Midtown.

Other prominent city and state politicians marched up Fifth Avenue from East 57th to East 74th streets, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Weiner has been embroiled in a scandal since last week when a lewd photo that's purportedly of him was sent to one of his Twitter followers.

The congressman, who represents Brooklyn and Queens, has said that his account was hacked, but also hasn't been able to say with "certitude" whether the photo is of him.

"It’s going to be up to the congressman how he handles this and people will have their opinion when they actually have the facts," Cuomo told the New York Post.

Weiner, who's marched in the parade in years past, didn't address his absence on his Twitter feed. The Post said parade organizers offered no explanation either.