New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the pro-Palestine rally planned for Sunday’s Times Square amid calls for her to cancel the event to avoid holding it in a city with the largest Jewish population in the world to become
Hochul described the rally as abhorrent and morally repugnant in a post she made on X, formerly Twitter, after Hamas militants invaded Israel and slaughtered hundreds of citizens.
‘The people of Israel face violent terrorist attacks and civilian kidnappings. I condemn plans to rally in Times Square tomorrow in support of the perpetrators of this horrific act,’ she said.
“The planned rally is abhorrent and morally repugnant.”
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who is on a vanity tour of South America to discourage migrants from crossing the border, condemned the attacks that left at least 480 people dead and 3,200 injured, but which have yet to weighed on the rally.
His police department told DailyMail.com it was not aware of any pro-Palestine rallies taking place in the City and did not know if any action would be taken against them.
NYPD told DailyMail.com it was not aware of the event city and did not know if any action would be taken against them
The ‘All Out for Palestine’ rally is being organized tomorrow by various pro-Palestinian organizations at Times Square, New York
Hochul described the rally as abhorrent and morally repugnant in a post she made on X, formerly Twitter, after Hamas militants invaded Israel and slaughtered hundreds of citizens.
The rally, titled ‘All Out for Palestine’ is organized by various pro-Palestinian organizations at Times Square in support of the attack on Israel by Hamas militants.
Hochul was not together to criticize and denounce the attacks and the planned rally.
Congressman Ritchie Torres called one of the groups holding the rally “an anti-Semitic stain on the soul of America’s greatest city.”
“The NYC-DSA plans to hold a rally tomorrow and glorify the terrorism of Hamas as ‘resistance,'” he said on X.
Never mind the hundreds of Israeli civilians and children who have been killed, wounded, kidnapped and terrorized. They mean nothing to the DSA. Nothing.
“The NYC-DSA is revealing itself for what it really is: an anti-Semitic stain on the soul of America’s greatest city.
“There is a special place in hell for those who glorify the cold-blooded killing of civilians and children.”
Former deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the State Department, Ellie Cohanim condemned the rally on X.
“All decent New Yorkers call on Governor @KathyHochul and Mayor @ericadamsfornyc: cancel this disgusting event that glorifies terror!” Just say no to hate!’ she wrote.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who is on a vanity tour of South America to discourage migrants from crossing the border, condemned the attacks that left at least 480 people dead and 3,200 injured, but which have yet to weighed on the rally.
Mayor Adams, who was in the Colombian port town of Necocli on Saturday, tweeted in support of Israel.
“New York City has the largest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel, and we stand side by side with Israel every day — but we do so tonight with extra determination,” he said.
The Jewish population in New York City is the largest in the world, with 1.77 million Jews living across the city according to 2023 data.
The City’s iconic Empire State Building was also lit up in blue and white on Saturday night, colors of Israel’s flag in support of the country.
The City’s iconic Empire State building was also lit up late at night on October 7 in blue and white, colors of Israel’s flag in support of the country
President Joe Biden also offered his “unwavering” support for Israel, saying it “has a right to defend itself and its people.”
“This is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these attacks, to seek an advantage,” he said. ‘The world is watching’.
Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday morning to offer American support.
The White House condemned the ‘unprovoked attacks’ against Israeli civilians and issued a strong statement on Saturday morning.
“The United States unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. There is never any justification for terrorism,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in the statement