Hundreds of protesters gathered in the United Nations Plaza in New York City to protest U.S support for the current Israeli military operation in Gaza on Tuesday.
The first organizers of the protest said nearly 7,000 RSVP’d to the protest on Facebook, and they estimate around half of them showed up. Protesters brought flags and placards, chanted in Arabic and English, but also spoke of their hope that one day Palestinians will live in peace. Several arguments with Israel supporters took place as the protest moved on but no arrests were made.
Most notable at the event was Yisroel Dovid Weiss, who has a long history of embracing the most vile Hitlers of our time. He has hugged and kissed Hezbollah commanders, as well as with former Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Weiss infuriated Jews around the globe when he attended the Holocaust denial conference in Iran in 2006. Read his speech that he delivered in Iran in 2006.
