Anti-Israel protesters were seen on video Monday passing by a New York City cancer hospital, where they shockingly yelled to ‘make sure’ the patients can hear them as they accused them of ‘complicity in genocide.’
It comes amid a wave of anti-Semitism, which has spiked 360 percent in the US since Hamas’s terror attack on Israel on October 7 – just over 100 days ago.
Thousands of marchers demanding a ceasefire to Israel’s war on Hamas in Palestine crowded the streets of New York City during an event called ‘Flood Manhattan for Gaza MLK Day march for healthcare.’
At one point, a social media user captured it on video as they passed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side, where they shouted ‘Shame!’ and ‘MSK shame on you, you support genocide, too.’
At one point, one of the leaders appeared to target the patients themselves by shouting ‘make sure they hear you, they’re in the window.’
Anti-Israel protesters were seen on video Monday passing by a New York City cancer hospital, where they shockingly yelled to ‘make sure’ the patients can hear them as they accused them of ‘complicity in genocide’
A 74-year-old Jewish resident told the New York Post of the demonstrations: ‘I thought I was in Germany in 1939,’ referring to the year Nazi Germany invaded Poland to spur on World War II.
‘I’m astounded. I think it’s horrific,’ she added, saying she was ‘terrified.’
An organizer for the pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime attempted to explain their rhetoric on X, accusing the hospital of accepting money from pro-Israel billionaires.
‘Sloan Kettering accepted a *400 million dollar donation* from billionaire Zionist Ken Griffin, the largest in their history. This was *after* he threatened pro-Palestine student activists at Harvard with revoked job offers. Our medical institutions are not innocent bystanders.’
However, others on X were horrified by the behavior of the protesters.
Former NHL player Colby Cohen wrote: ‘If you are wondering what scum of the earth look like, it’s these people harassing and yelling at children at Sloan Kettering getting cancer treatments. Hard to fathom there are adults that condone and support that type of behavior.’
‘Protesting at Memorial Sloan Kettering is the PLO playbook. Like the Munich Olympics without the violence (yet). They want attention & are 100% ok if it is negative. Because they know that they will find sympathy among certain audiences no matter how provocatively they behave,’ added another user.
Actor Yuval David added: ‘The ‘Pro-Palestinian’ protestors are only about being anti-Jewish and anti-anything that includes Jews or has any Jewish leaders or administrators.’
Thousands of marchers demanding a ceasefire to Israel’s war on Hamas in Palestine crowded the streets of New York City during an event called ‘Flood Manhattan for Gaza MLK Day march for healthcare.’
At one point, they passed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side, where they shouted ‘Shame!’ and ‘MSK shame on you, you support genocide, too’
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 spur on World War II
Later, the demonstrators – who marched from Union Square to Grace Mansion – targeted both a McDonald’s and Starbucks location and accused both companies of cooking ‘meals for genocide.’
They also allegedly chanted similar sentiments at Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
Police reported scuffles between NYPD members and protesters and a 16-year-old boy was arrested with charges pending.
According to the ADL, the anti-Semitic hate wave includes 628 incidents at synagogues and Jewish community centers with about two-thirds of all incidents related to Israel’s war on Hamas.
They say a total of a shocking 34 anti-Semitic incidents per day in the last 100 days, with 2023 likely to set records for anti-Semitic acts.
In addition, the average Jewish school is now spending $315,943 a year on security, up $100,000 from the time before October 7, Axios reported.
‘The American Jewish community is facing a threat level that’s now unprecedented in modern history,’ ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
‘It’s shocking that we’ve recorded more antisemitic acts in three months than we usually would in an entire year.’
Palestinians celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, October 7, 2023
Palestinians transport a captured Israeli civilian, center, from Kibbutz Kfar Azza into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 7, 2023
It comes as there is no sign the war between Hamas and Israel will slow down – with the terrorists unwilling to make a deal to let hostages go free.
As the conflict reached its 100th day, protestors in Tel Aviv were seen calling for the safe return of the remaining hostages, demanding a ceasefire and more prisoner swaps.
Some 1,100 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in massacres of kibbutzim and the Nova Music Festival near Re’im.
As many as 240 hostages were taken on October 7 to be used as leverage in prisoner swaps with Israel, which holds many Palestinians – civilians and suspected terrorists – in prisons.
A week-long ceasefire was organized in November after weeks of retaliatory bombing by Israel on communities in Gaza as the army paved the way for a wider ground invasion.
Critics, including international charities and the UN, warned that the bombing was devastating civilian communities in one of the world’s most densely-packed enclaves.
A siege of Gaza City, cutting water, aid, power, medical supplies and fuel to the beleaguered Strip risked a serious humanitarian crisis, the UN warned in October.
And 24-hour evacuation orders were met with outcry from humanitarian aid groups, warning such an unprecedented migration of people was ‘impossible’.
According to the ADL, the anti-Semitic hate wave includes 628 incidents at synagogues and Jewish community centers with about two-thirds of all incidents related to Israel ‘s war on Hamas
It comes as there is no sign the war between Hamas and Israel will slow down – with the terrorists unwilling to make a deal to let hostages go free
Mounting pressure eventually saw Israel agree to a temporary ceasefire to last from November 24 until November 30 – later extended until November 31.
A total of 110 hostages were released during that timeframe, mostly as part of a Qatar-mediated 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 dire conditions hostages were exposed to within Gaza.
Families worry the far-right government’s policies enacted during wartime, such as new provisions for the death penalty, could adversely affected their loved ones held in Gaza.
And the White House said on Sunday it was 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. Around 40 per cent of the Gazan population are children.
Despite the challenges facing Israel operating within the Palestinian enclave, the IDF has reaffirmed its commitment to safely returning the hostages through ‘increased military pressure’.