Thousands of anti-Israel protesters swarm NYC cancer hospital accusing of ‘complicity in genocide’ as patients receive urgent care – while witness says: ‘I thought I was in 1939 Germany’
Anti-Israel protesters have been spotted chanting “complicity in genocide” at a New York City hospital – in the latest sickening demonstration over the Hamas war.
Thousands of protesters demand a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza during an event called ‘Flood Manhattan for Gaza MLK Day march for healthcare.’
On a certain moment, a social media user made a video as they passed the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side, where they shouted “Shame!” shouted.
It comes amid a wave of anti-Semitism, which has increased by 360 percent in the US since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7 – just over 100 days ago.
Anti-Israel protesters were seen on video Monday walking past a cancer hospital in New York City, where they shockingly shouted to “make sure” patients could hear them while accusing them of “complicity in genocide.”
A 74-year-old Jewish resident told the story the New York Post about the demonstrations: “I thought I was in Germany in 1939,” referring to the year Nazi Germany invaded Poland to spark World War II.
‘I am surprised. I think it’s horrifying,” she added, saying she was “terrified.”
An organizer from the pro-Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime tried to explain their rhetoric about X, accusing the hospital of taking money from pro-Israel billionaires.
“Sloan Kettering accepted a *$400 million* donation from billionaire Zionist Ken Griffin, the largest in their history. This was *after* he threatened pro-Palestinian student activists at Harvard with rescinded job offers. Our medical institutions are not innocent bystanders.” But others were shocked by the behavior.
Former NHL player Colby Cohen wrote, “If you’re wondering what the scum of the earth look like, it’s these people harassing and yelling at Sloan Kettering’s children getting cancer treatments. Hard to fathom that there are adults who tolerate and support this kind of behavior.’
“Protesting at Memorial Sloan Kettering is the PLO playbook. Like the Olympic Games in Munich (yet) without the violence. They want attention and are 100% okay with it being negative. Because they know that no matter how provocatively they behave, they will find sympathy with a certain audience,” another user added.
Actor Yuval David added: “The ‘Pro-Palestinian’ protesters are all about being anti-Jewish and against anything that includes Jews or has Jewish leaders or administrators.”
Thousands of protesters demanding a ceasefire to Israel’s war against Hamas in Palestine thronged the streets of New York City in an event called ‘Flood Manhattan for Gaza MLK Day march for healthcare.’
At one point they passed the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side, where they shouted, “Shame!” shouted. and ‘MSK shame on you, you also support genocide’
A 74-year-old Jewish resident said of the demonstrations: “I thought I was in Germany in 1939,” referring to the year Nazi Germany invaded Poland to spark World War II
Later, the protesters — who marched from Union Square to Grace Mansion — targeted both a McDonald’s and Starbucks locations, accusing both companies of cooking “meals for genocide.”
They also reportedly expressed similar sentiments at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Police reported clashes between NYPD members and protesters, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested while charges were pending.
According to the ADL, the anti-Semitic hate wave includes 628 incidents in synagogues and Jewish community centers, with about two-thirds of all incidents linked to Israel’s war against Hamas.
They speak of a total of as many as 34 anti-Semitic incidents per day in the past 100 days, with records likely to be set for anti-Semitic acts by 2023.
Additionally, the average Jewish school now spends $315,943 per year on security, an increase of $100,000 from the time before October 7. Axios reported.
“The American Jewish community faces a level of threat now unprecedented in modern history,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
“It’s shocking that we have recorded more anti-Semitic acts in three months than we normally do in an entire year.”
Palestinians celebrate with a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis in the south on Saturday, October 7, 2023
Palestinians transport a captured Israeli citizen, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 7, 2023
It comes as there is no sign of the war between Hamas and Israel slowing down – with the terrorists unwilling to strike a deal to release hostages.
As the conflict reached its 100th day, demonstrators in Tel Aviv called for the safe return of the remaining hostages, demanded a ceasefire and more prisoner swaps.
About 1,100 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in mass killings at kibbutzim and the Nova Music Festival near Re’im.
As many as 240 hostages were taken on October 7 to be used as leverage for a prisoner swap with Israel, which is holding many Palestinians – civilians and suspected terrorists – in prisons.
A weeklong ceasefire was organized in November after weeks of retaliatory bombing by Israel on communities in Gaza, as the army cleared the way for a wider ground invasion.
Critics, including international charities and the UN, warned that the bombings devastated civilian communities in one of the most densely packed enclaves in the world.
A siege of Gaza City, cutting off water, aid, power, medical supplies and fuel to the besieged Strip, risked a serious humanitarian crisis, the UN warned in October.
And 24-hour evacuation orders were met with outrage from humanitarian aid groups, warning that such an unprecedented migration of people was “impossible.”
According to the ADL, the anti-Semitic hate wave includes 628 incidents in synagogues and Jewish community centers, with about two-thirds of all incidents linked to Israel’s war against Hamas.
It comes as there is no sign of the war between Hamas and Israel slowing down – with the terrorists unwilling to strike a deal to release hostages
Mounting pressure eventually led Israel to agree to a temporary ceasefire that would last from November 24 to 30 and later be extended until November 31.
A total of 110 hostages were released during that period, mainly as part of a Qatar-brokered deal between Hamas and Israel, some released as part of a separate deal with Thailand and two as a gesture to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The return of hostages from Gaza has revealed the appalling conditions hostages in Gaza were subjected to.
Families are concerned that the far-right government’s wartime policies, such as new death penalty provisions, could have negative consequences for their loved ones held in Gaza.
And the White House said Sunday that now is the “right time” for Israel to scale back the war in Gaza.
More than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its military campaign in October, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Children make up approximately 40 percent of Gaza’s population.
Despite the challenges Israel faces in operating within the Palestinian enclave, the IDF has reaffirmed its commitment to safely returning the hostages under “increased military pressure.”