Thousands of anti-Israel protesters rallied in the streets of Manhattan on Monday as Democrats remain divided over Israel's war with Hamas.
The protest, organized by two left-leaning pro-Palestinian groups, Within Our Lifetime and Healthcare Workers for Palestine, began in Union Square before protesters marched to Washington Square Park, chanting slogans such as “Go to hell, Israel.” Within Our Lifetime said the march was part of a broader national movement, CBS News reported. Reported.
Early in the protests, demonstrators Hurt According to a video shared by New York-based video journalist Peter Hambrecht and Freedom News TV on X via @ScooterCasterNY, a man who is said to be a pro-Israel protester is hit over the head with a tambourine. Olya “ScooterCaster” is a producer for Freedom News TV. LinkedIn.
Protesters fired red smoke and flares, according to @ScooterCasterNY. credit The footage was captured by another freelance journalist in New York City and by FreedomNews.TV. Other protesters were seen holding Palestinian flags.
As the march progresses, Reported The protesters numbered in the thousands.
Prior to the protest, Within Our Lifetime posted instructions to protesters on “how to evade NYPD surveillance,” advising demonstrators to cover their faces and “identifying features, such as tattoos,” and to put their phones on airplane mode or in “Faraday bags to prevent location tracking.”
The flyer states that this group Protest “Western media” and its coverage of the war, pro-Palestinian and anti-Palestinian protests, and big tech companies that are “providing the technology necessary for genocide,” according to another post from the group. showand the N.Y.P.D. It is called They “violently suppressed” pro-Palestinian voices.
The demonstration was organized ahead of a disastrous Thursday interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN, in which she reaffirmed her commitment to Israel and said she does not support withholding arms supplies to Israel. The comments further divided the Democratic Party, with prominent progressives slamming Harris for sticking to her and President Joe Biden's policies.
Fox News interviewed one protester holding a sign criticizing President Harris for failing to achieve a ceasefire since the war began nearly a year ago. When asked how the administration's handling of the war would affect the election, the Boston native said, “I can't support the Democrats on this point.”
“I don't want to see Donald Trump win. I hate to say this, I know you're from Fox, but on the other hand, genocide is worse than anything Donald Trump has done, so I can never support the Democrats on this one,” he said.
“The entire Democratic Party is complicit in genocide. At this point I would say it's not just complicit, it's responsible, it's basically committing genocide, because without the weapons that Biden is sending in, the genocide would not have happened,” he added.
Asked if he'd ever considered voting for Harris, he said, “If there hadn't been a massacre, we'd be totally shaken up. Well, maybe not with Kamala. But Tim Walz is a pretty good guy.”
