NYC: Massive anti-Israel rally to honor Hamas invasion

Anti-Israel activists plan to “flood” New York City in honor of second anniversary of the October 7th massacres, alluding to Hamas’ codename for the invasion, dubbed “Al Aqsa Flood.”

By World Israel News Staff

Pro-Hamas activists are planning massive rallies in New York City in honor of the second anniversary of the Hamas invasion of Israel in 2023 and the subsequent massacres of Israelis.

The events are slated for Tuesday, October 7th, two years after thousands of Gaza terrorists crossed into Israeli territory in a wave of attacks that left some 1,200 people dead, over 600 wounded, and 250 taken hostage.

One anti-Israel activist group, Within Our Lifetime, alluded to the Hamas attacks of October 7th, 2023 by naming its planned rallies after the codename the terror group used while planning its attacks: “Al Aqsa Flood.”

The demonstrations being organized by Within Our Lifetime have been dubbed by the group “Flood New York City for Gaza.”

“Honor our martyrs. Break the siege. End the genocide. Resist for Palestine,” the group said, calling on activists to rally in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon.

The planned rallies are expected to draw thousands of students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine, which has called for mass walkouts from class on Tuesday.

In its walkout announcement, SJP used the inverted red triangle symbol, associated with Hamas, while falsely claiming that over 600,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing war.

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry has claimed roughly 60,000 people have died in the war, a figure which has not been independently verified.

This year, October 7th coincides with the first day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

As such, some Jewish groups in New York will mark Tuesday with celebratory events, while acknowledging the anniversary of the October 7th attacks.

In Manhattan, the Chabad of the Upper East Side said its Sukkot event Tuesday would feature “dancing for those who can no longer dance, celebrating the holiday and traditions for those who no longer can.”

Other Jewish groups say they are planning events explicitly marking the somber anniversary.

A pro-Israel group at Columbia University, DiploAct, will set up 1,200 empty chairs on the university’s campus on Monday in anticipation of the second anniversary, with each chair representing a victim killed on October 7th.