The demonstration drew hundreds of activists and students who walked out of classes to march through lower Manhattan and shut down streets. Some protesters carried signs describing the October 7 massacre as an act of "liberation." NYPD officers intervened in several clashes, including a shoving match when a man challenged a masked protester in a Hamas headband to show their face and the harassment of a lone counter-protester who was displaying the casualty toll of the attacks.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Anti-Zionist Protesters Target NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani in First Direct Rally
US Politics13 days ago
Demonstrators chanting that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has "blood on his hands" focused their grievances on the city leader outside City Hall on the 3rd anniversary of the October 7 attacks. This marked the first rally aimed directly at the mayor, with participants calling him a "normalizer" and urging him to choose between "justice or genocide." Some protesters displayed Hamas and Hezbollah flags while calling on the mayor to uphold promises to the Palestinian movement.
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