Anti-Israel groups rally across US on October 7 anniversary, chanting 'long live the intifada'
On the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, nonprofits and a number of anti-Israel organizations mobilized and rallied for demonstrations across the country, with some...
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On the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel , nonprofits and a number of anti-Israel organizations mobilized and rallied for demonstrations across the country, with some waving Palestinian flags, chanting "long live the intifada" and lauding the Hamas-planned ambush that killed more than a thousand civilians. A number of demonstrations took place in New York, California and other states – with nonprofits in the Singham network organizing and staging larger rallies set for this weekend, intentionally scheduled on and around the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack. At 12:30 p.m., organizers from the NYU Students for Justice in Palestine staged a walkout in Washington Square Park as part of their "NYU WEEK OF RAGE," where they said in a social media post they remain "steadfast in our commitment to Palestinian liberation." DUKE REINSTATES STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE AFTER SUSPENSION OVER ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS Separately, anti-Israel demonstrators arrived at the gates of Columbia University at 2 p.m., where encampments and riots embattled the campus for years after Oct. 7, 2023. As students filtered in and out of the gates, now guarded by heavy security, demonstrators from The Columbia Intifada and others chanted "globalize the intifada" through a megaphone. Columbia University has previously told Fox News Digital that the Columbia Intifada is not officially associated with the Ivy League school. At 4 p.m., some of the same groups who were protesting at Columbia traveled to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office at City Hall, with Palestinian flags flying and chants echoing throughout the Financial District of Manhattan. FORMER HAMAS HOSTAGE COUNTERS HASAN PIKER’S UT AUSTIN EVENT WITH HER STORY OF SURVIVAL Mamdani weighed in on the anniversary earlier on Wednesday morning, saying "we grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors" who are dealing with the loss experienced on Oct. 7, 2023, before blasting Israel for an "ongoing…