‘Support the Resistance’: Anti-Israel Demonstrators in NYC Features Laud Hamas

IQNA – A pro-Palestinian march from Harlem to Columbia University on Thursday evening, condemning the Israeli regime’s atrocities in Gaza and chanting support for the resistance movement Hamas.

The march evening marked the second anniversary of the dismantling of the Gaza Solidarity Encampments at Columbia University and the City College of New York (CCNY), as well as the infamous takeover of Columbia's Hamilton Hall.

Students who took over the building unfurled a banner that said "Hind’s Hall," a reference to Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old who was killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

The crowd consisted of students and supporters, many clad in keffiyehs, headscarves associated with the Palestinian movement.  

As the group of protesters gathered outside the university gates, select members delivered speeches and messages, giving others time to join. One of the speakers said she was delivering a message from Elmina Aghayeva, a Columbia student who was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and was later released.

After the speeches at the meeting point, the group marched along Amsterdam Avenue, going from 116th Street to the gates of CCNY. Along the way, New York Police Department officers escorting the march unsuccessfully attempted to move protesters from the street to the sidewalk.

When they made it to City College, the group stood within barricades set up by NYPD officers and continued chanting before getting into more speeches.

Throughout the march, protesters chanted, "We don’t want no two states, we want ’48," "from Harlem to Gaza, globalize the intifada" and "Palestine is our demand, no peace on stolen land."

Once they arrived at the end of the march, a new chant began: "Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here," and then "We support resistance here."  

The protesters also broke out into chants of "Mamdani, take a stand, end the sale of stolen land" and "Zohran, take a side, justice or genocide," referring to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict became a major issue during his mayoral campaign.  

Source: Yahoo.com