‘Remember October 7’: Signs flooded New York ahead of Netanyahu speech
Big signs were placed throughout New York City in front of the UN building and in Times Square, reading “Remember October 7”.
Dozens of media trucks with similar signage have also been travelling throughout the city.
According to the Israeli prime minister’s office, the posters were placed in anticipation of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s “historic speech” at the UN General Assembly, which recently finished.
Midtown Manhattan near the UN’s General Assembly
‘You’re not welcome’: Pro-Palestinian protesters take to New York’s streets
Despite the US administration’s unwavering support for Israel’s war on Gaza, more than 84 percent of Americans support a ceasefire.
That sentiment was reflected in New York City’s Times Square, where a huge crowd of demonstrators took to the street to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nas Issa, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, said the demonstration wants to deliver one message to the Israeli prime minister: “He is not welcome to New York City and it is unconscionable that elected officials … are rolling the red carpet for him.”
“We are a transnational group of Palestinian and Arab Jews fighting for the liberation of our homeland and an end to this genocide, and we are surrounded by thousands of New Yorkers who share that struggle with us and are here to demand an arms embargo and demand real consequences for Israel’s genocide against Palestinians,” Issa told Al Jazeera.
People demonstrate in Times Square during a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City
