Netanyahu UN speech: Thousands protest against Israeli PM in New York ahead of his UNGA address

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of midtown Manhattan on Thursday in protest of Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and its recent strikes on Lebanon, denouncing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who had arrived in New York before a scheduled Friday address to the U.N. General Assembly. Several protests overlapped throughout the day, with the largest winding through Manhattan's streets and stopping traffic. Tensions between police officers and protesters flared after dark on the Upper East Side, where roughly a dozen protesters were arrested over the course of several hours. The demonstrations, organized by several pro-Palestinian groups including Within Our Lifetime and Jewish Voice for Peace, were peaceful and largely orderly for most of the day but escalated after one group of protesters made its way uptown from Grand Central Terminal.

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[alexander]

Bet they won’t try that shit in the south 🇺🇸

[barunkumar]

don't cry Netanyahu is great man❤

[gunnerankit]

Why these people don’t speak a single word against Hamas 🤔

[huguettegabrial]

He is defending his people and their country.

[brianthomas]

What trash on the streets of new york.

[ChristopherPoole-jk]

Those people protesting side with terrorists

[deryaayse]

There are still good people out There🫡 Thank you ❤

[hansdeveen]

Netanyahu is a great leader. The best we had for years. Am. Israel chai

[Red.]

What for in NY?, y’all have to go to Gaza

[ChrisTina-etur]

You can't enjoy as you are in America but you shame on whose land declaring all this nonsense

[augustusbeethoven]

These people are ignorant and deceived.