Palestinians and supporters take to streets in Bay Ridge to protest New York officials’ participation in the Israeli Day Parade
Community members were out by the dozens on Tuesday, June 5 at a protest organized by Within Our Lifetime (United for Palestine) and the An-Noor Social Center to condemn state and city officials for participation in the Sunday June 3 Israeli Day Parade.
The small but passionate youth-based group who gathered outside the center at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street — made up largely of Palestinians accompanied by members of the Hasidic community — was enraged that city and state representatives didn’t acknowledge recent violence and demonstrations in Gaza.
The protesters carried large signs, Palestinian flags, banners and mock coffins with pictures of slain loved ones. The chants of “Free, Free Palestine” led the drivers of cars passing by to honk in time and join in the chants.