Pro-Palestinian Demonstration Hits NYC On Veterans Day: ‘Day Of Rage’

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Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets for what organizers called a "Day of Rage" in New York City on Veterans Day.

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets for what organizers called a "Day of Rage" in New York City on Veterans Day.

Student activist groups at City University of New York (CUNY) called on people to gather for a “Day of Rage for Palestine” on Wednesday. They gathered outside Hunter College at 3:00 p.m. and then marched through the city with stops including the National Jewish Fund and the United Jewish Appeal.

Footage posted on X shows groups walking through the middle of the streets, with many wearing keffiyehs and holding signs. One read: “Land back from Turtle Island to Palestine.” Another read: “Stop the genocide lift the siege.”

They can be heard chanting “Israel will fall,” “free Palestine” and “who’s streets, our streets.” There were fewer than 100 people who took part, according to the Times of Israel.

The demonstration was directed at both university leaders and city government. Protesters called for the abolition of CUNY’s board of trustees and demanded action from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani over property sales they linked to Israel.

The groups said in a social media post that they were protesting "the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the ongoing aggression in the West Bank that is rapidly accelerating settler expansion - the financing for these efforts is facilitated right under our noses in this city."

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