People take part in a protest for Palestine in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Hamas militants led a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7, leading to many casualties on both sides and retaliation strikes …Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the U.S. have been celebrating Hamas’ attack on Israel, with clashes sometimes erupting with pro-Israel rallies…..CONTINUE READING HERE
Pro-Israel protesters waved flags and shouted back, “Terrorists!” Police kept the two groups separated. Black Lives Matter chapters across the country showed their support for the Palestinians with posts on social media.
“As Black people continue the fight to end militarism and mass incarceration in our communities, let us understand the resistance in Palestine as an attempt to tear down the gates of the world’s largest open-air prison,” the statement said. headtopics.com
On Wednesday, they posted on X that they “aren’t proud” of their previous posts, but that they still “stand with Palestine & the people who will do what they must to live free.” Former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin reposted BLM Chicago’s original post, saying “BLM joins the Democratic Socialists of America in declaring its proud support of Hamas terrorists who are raping women, beheading babies, kidnapping Holocaust survivors, and slaughtering Jews wherever they can find them.
“We’re here because we think everyone in the United States is funding Israeli apartheid,” said Natalie Villasana, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She said that U.S. military funds would be better used on problems in the states.“Terrorism is never justified,” Ms. Segal, who is Jewish, said. “Their target was Israeli civilians. headtopics.com
Student groups from California State University held a rally Tuesday in support of the Palestinian people and protesting Israel’s counter-attack. Almost 200 students and others attended the rally with signs calling for the end of aid to Israel and the end of “Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians,” according to the Press-Telegram.
Pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash during rallies in Santa ClaritaAs Israel continues to press ahead with its air assault on Hamas militants in Gaza, there was a heated confrontation in Southern California at a demonstration over the war.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas, will send Blinken to IsraelAt least 20 American citizens are unaccounted for, at least some of whom are Hamas hostages, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday.
AP PHOTOS: Protests by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators span the world as war escalatesFrom Bangladesh to Las Vegas and Brazil to Rome, demonstrations by supporters of Israel and the Palestinians were held around the world as people took to the streets to expresses their views and often outrage as the war escalated between Israel and Hamas militants.
AP PHOTOS: Protests by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators span the world as war escalatesFrom Bangladesh to Las Vegas and Brazil to Rome, demonstrations by supporters of Israel and the Palestinians were held around the world as people took to the streets to expresses their views and often outrage as the war escalated between Israel and Hamas militants.
NYC DSA apologizes for promoting pro-Palestinian rally — but doesn’t condemn HamasPro-Israel and pro-Palestinian supporters hold demonstration in New York’s Times Square
Most of NYC’s Democratic socialist pols refuse to condemn ‘hateful’ pro-Palestine rallyPro-Israel and pro-Palestinian supporters hold demonstration in New York’s Times Square….CONTINUE READING HERE
