"Will anyone speak up for Jewish New Yorkers against brazen antisemitism and hatred in our midst? Where is the anger and revulsion over the rhetoric used in Wednesday night's demonstration outside the historic Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side, where pro-Palestine protesters converged to rally against a presentation from Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization that assists with Jewish immigration to Israel."
"The protesters, as others have so often chanted since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks and the war in Gaza that followed, chanted Globalize the intifada, Death to the IDF and Resistance take another settler out. Such vile language the antithesis of a peaceful protest is unacceptable. It promotes death and harm to Israelis and Jewish people as a whole. And it ought to be universally condemned, regardless of one's geopolitical beliefs."
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Park East Synagogue to oppose a Nefesh B'Nefesh presentation that supports Jewish immigration to Israel. Demonstrators chanted slogans calling for violence, including calls against the IDF and settlers. Officials described the chants as antisemitic, promoting death and harm to Israelis and Jewish people. Mayor Eric Adams publicly denounced the rhetoric. Incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani's spokesperson issued a tempered statement discouraging the language while criticizing the use of sacred spaces for activities allegedly violating international law. Critics argue that that characterization downplays the severity of antisemitic threats facing Jewish New Yorkers.
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