New York City is preparing for widespread anti-Israel protests planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Demonstrations are expected to continue through Monday, with events organized at prominent locations across the city, including Times Square, Google’s Manhattan headquarters, and Court Square Park in Queens.
One of the most notable groups organizing protests is the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), which has announced a nationwide “Week of Rage” starting on Oct. 7, targeting college campuses. Another organization, “Within Our Lifetime” (WOL), has called for supporters to “flood New York City for Palestine” to mark the anniversary of the attack that claimed the lives of approximately 1,200 people in Israel. Last week, WOL staged a protest outside the Loews Regency New York Hotel, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was staying before his speech at the United Nations.
“On Monday, October 7th, Flood New York City For Palestine, stand with Gaza, and uplift the Palestinian people resisting genocide by any means necessary since 1948,” WOL wrote in a post on X. The group urged participants to “call out of work and school, take to the streets and join us throughout the day” at various protest locations around the city.
Protests are scheduled to take place between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday at multiple locations, including Wall Street, City Hall, Washington Square Park, Union Square, Grand Central, Times Square, and Columbus Circle.
Law enforcement is preparing for the protests, with NYPD officers working extended shifts and colleges increasing security. The protests are expected to further heighten tensions, especially on campuses, following Iran’s missile attack on Israel last week.
Mayor Eric Adams addressed the city’s preparedness, emphasizing a “zero tolerance” policy for unlawful activity, including property damage and traffic disruption.
“While we acknowledge that the city will respect and protect people’s right to peacefully protest, there will be zero tolerance for those who violate the law, impede traffic, and damage property while doing so,” Adams said. He assured New Yorkers that the NYPD, in coordination with local, state, and federal agencies, would ensure safety at all sensitive locations, with visible and covert security measures in place throughout the city.
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“Free Speech ” at it’s best !!!
Let’s see if the Mayor can maintain law and order!!
Why in the world is this being allowed by the city? “Flood NYC” is an obvious and blatant reference to Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Are genocidal, terroristic references allowed by “free speech”?
Following up from previous comment, I sent this message to the mayor’s office. (Obviously, this is unlikely to get anywhere, so if anyone has a better address for this letter or useful contacts it is certainly worth reaching out.)
Good afternoon, I figured that I would reach out to the mayor’s office after reading about planned anti-Israel protests in NYC tomorrow. One post, which calls for mass gatherings at multiple places in the city, is titled “Flood NYC for Palestine” and includes a photo of a bulldozer breaching the Gaza wall. This title and picture are obvious and blatant references to Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, which resulted in the massacre of 1,200 Jews.
Although free speech is protected in this country, a “protest” of this nature crosses the line into open terroristic and genocidal expression. While people are allowed to “support Palestine”, public marches endorsing the wholesale slaughter of Jews must be immediately prohibited by the city and condemned by the mayor. The potential short- and long-term consequences of allowing such an event are deeply concerning.
Immediate action must be taken to prevent this.
Stop whining and Prepare for battle
Free speech for calls to repeat the genocide of Oct 7
What a great country the US is