Pro-Palestinian Protest Fills Downtown Streets

Let's start this thread out right!!!

I just went to 'check out' this protest live....
I followed some 'insiders' with a bulldog to the front of the line to catch the speakers on the mike.

By the time it erupted into the "FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA' mantra, it was a marching war chant.

In other national news, Congress just passed a very 'majority' resolution condemning the use of that term as being 'anti-semitic'. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-resolution-condemns-chant-from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-will-be-free/

And people are wondering about these feelings of 'this new anti-semitism'...
Maybe everybody needs to pay closer attention!!!!!

How is the call for terrorism and violent uprising a “peaceful protest”?

There was the presence of signs and chants including:

“From the river to the sea” (calling for the eradication of Israel)
“globalize the intifada” (a call for violent uprisings)
“Resistance is justified” (Justification for October 7 atrocities)

Why are publications like the New Haven Independent publishing pro-terrorist propaganda?

Shame on you New Haven Independent.

This protest is an anti-peace protest. Case in point: One of the signs pictured states, "Peace is the white man's word. Liberation is ours." This sign is not only racist, but it explicitly disavows the concept of peace, instead calling for violent means to attain "liberation."

Another sign states, "Israel has no history, only a criminal record." This sign is not only factually incorrect, but it is an accusation of blood libel. This protest is not calling for a two-state solution; it is calling for the elimination of Israel.

Saving the Palestinian and Jewish people is noble and good and something to protest for. So, if these misguided protesters want to end the killing, protest against Hamas and implore them to lay down their weapons and ask for peace. The fighting would end soon after.

Now let's talk about Layan Alnajjar, this events organizer.

She is the former president of the UCONN chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

SJP was founded by leaders of the American Muslims for Palestine and the US Palestinian Community Network, two groups designated by US as terrorist organizations.

In 11/2023, SJP (as well as Jewish Voice for Peace) was barred from the Columbia University campus for “threatening rhetoric and intimidation”.

This is your “peaceful gathering”?

How are Jews expected to feel safe walking the streets of New Haven when masked mobs chanting for violent uprisings are given free reign to openly intimidate?

The answer: we aren't.

No one in this town has the courage to speak in our defense. Cowards, all of you.

The headline is wrong. This was not pro Palestinian. It was a war moldering genocidal mob advocating against a shared peaceful coexistence with the Jews in their homeland of Judea.

Was there Any, ANY mention of the hostages, the rape and the brutality that took place October 7th?
Asking for a friend.

Half the people are there because it's in fashion right now, the other half extremists. This will look terrible in a few years, as it should. How all these ivy leagues have been taken over by such short-sighted thinking is appalling. Since when is two countries at war genocide?! Did a terrorist organization not commit insane atrocities on October 7th?! Does that organization still not have hostages?! Imagine an anti-hamas protest by the Palestinians, that would only make too much sense.

And the accusation of “genocide” is one of the most offensive uses of the holocaust denialism trope.

To compare the deaths occurring during a war in which terrorist combatants have purposefully hide behind civilian populations with the Shoa is shameful.

1.7 million Jews were murdered in a period of 100 days from August- October of 1942. They only stopped this massacre because they ran out of Jews to kill.

It is a typically disingenuous ploy to take a statement and infer that it means something different than intended. The demonstration was peaceful. There were many families with children there, there was not the least hint of violence and what needed to be said was said: a genocide is occurring, it is supported materially and diplomatically by our government. It is part of a multi decade policy of ethnic cleansing. It must end.

Seeing how congress operates, it is a sign of honor when they label a part or a group “terrorist”. The true terrorist is the one who aimlessly and arrogantly commit and support and fund genocide.

God bless you and those who raised you, Lian and all the organizers.

For the haters in the comment, this rhetoric will no longer work. Repeating lies until they become truths is an old and outdated Zionist and AIPAC immoral conduct. Honorable people of the United States are waking up and will no longer be deceived.

I want to thank the demonstration organizers for giving me a place to voice my outrage at almost 80 years of brutal oppression, murder and disposession of the Palestinian people who have been ground under the boot for no crime other than being residents of Palestine and to provide a place where hope and light can be felt in these dark times.. As a Jew I find it outrageous that anyone can think kicking someone out of their home, blowing their children to pieces and torturing them nonstop stop mercilessly just because they aren't a certain religion is ok..it will end with the collective humanity of the good people of this world. The Israeli Likkud party termed the phrase from the river to the sea to announce their intentions to steal every inch of land and destroy every native inhabitant. There is no valid reason why everyone in Palestine/Israel can't have civil rights.

Here they come with the same talking points, none of which will ever justify 14,000 children unalived.

Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. For those that don’t know, The National Socialist Workers Party became better known as The Nazi Party. The large red professionally made banner saying “Socialism in our lifetime” may not mean anything to most of the protesters. But I bet those carrying it knew exactly. You can partially see it in the second to last photo. I wish the Independent would look into who has been posting large professionally made Communist Recruitment posters around New Haven for about 2 years. They have multiple designs; one says “Are you a Communist? Then Get Organized! SocialistRevolution.org/join

We can always count on Mr. Bill Saunders to tell it like it is!! Thank you for the first hand reports.

people have such little knowledge it’s amazing! The term from the river to the sea was first coined by the Israelis in their 1977 Likud Manifesto lol. This is simply a response. read a damn book guys! There were many Jewish people in attendance but nice try brainwashed zombies. Invest your money into your goddamn community not to kill and starve human beings. Israel was founded on ethnic cleansing in 1948. Ben Gurion the first Prime Minister said: "If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. There has been Anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country.
Why would they accept that?"
David Ben-Gurion (the first Israeli Prime Minister): Quoted by Nahum Goldmann in Le Paraddoxe Juif (The Jewish Paradox), pp121.
"Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves .. politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we want to take away from them their country.”

The protestors are violating the civil rights act, and should all be facing federal charges for their racism.

For all of you apologists out there...
I have Jewish friends who are terrified by these scripted 'gatherings' and 'groupthink'.

If this is the case, THE MESSAGE IS WRONG!!!!!!!

You want to showcase your Hamas loving self? No problem. Please attach your name to your obstruction of city life. Why can't you protest somewhere else? Some location where you don't clog our streets, hurt businesses and people just trying to get to work and live? Where's the empathy and compassion for the slaughter of 1400 Jews? The rapes and likely continued rapes of captives. There are 133 still held by Hamas. Not a peep. Just a lot of antisemitic rhetoric.

Dr.Connecticut THANK YOU!

Netanyahu and the US acts of Genocide in Gaza CREATED THIS MOVEMENT!

I took part in this necessary protest yesterday and I am grateful to have been among people from around the State including doctors, medical workers, students, mothers, fathers, children, seniors, college students, clergy, office workers, school teachers, artists, writers, athletes and many others who were there and who are on the right side of history.

And when the critics (here) start with their "song and dance" about what some of the protesters said, that's a sign that we are winning the fight to end the Israeli and US acts of GENOCIDE!

Wow. It is actually quite scary how anyone can justify the innocent lives being taken in Palestine. Have you seen the videos? The photos? Are you really upset that people are calling for peace? Or has your own hidden racism allowed you to not see the innocent people in this as human and simply as casualties of war? How egotistical to be in the safety of your home in Westville yet cry and pout about how a call for a ceasefire makes you a victim when children are being blown up. Then to take the stance of abusers by alluding that it is in fact them who caused Israel to murder their children. Very scary. Where is the line drawn? Justifying the death of innocent children because you don’t agree with their parents beliefs sounds like a dangerous stance.

DrConnect...congratulations! You and I (at least) are on the right side of history!


The comments here prove we, THE PEOPLE are winning the fight to stop GENOCIDE!

We, the people united here and all over the world are weakening the war goals of Netanyahu and the US forces for evil.

I love the negative comments folks! Keep them coming.

In Charlottesville we heard: "Jews will not replace us" in New Haven we hear "There is only one solution! Intifada! Revolution!"
Same ethnic group that's being targeted. same desired outcome.

“We’re here because the same occupiers preventing Palestine from being free are working with the people here in New Haven, Connecticut and the U.S. preventing us from being free,” said Javier Villatoro an organizer with Semilla.
This is a classic anti-Semitric trope- Global Jewish Conspiracy. How else can you explain this quote?

I think some of these people joining this protest don’t really don’t understand the history and the meaning and implications behind the phrases and terms being used.
They are being radicalized to use as pawns in a movement to deny Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself, and to attack Jewish people everywhere.
It’s one thing to advocate for the peaceful coexistence of Gaza and of Israel. It’s okay to protest college and university investments in weapons manufacturing. And it’s okay to be upset with the Israeli government and military decisions that have harmed innocent civilians in their pursuit of justice for those harmed when Hamas invaded Israel.
But you also have to hold the government of Gaza which is Hamas and their military, for the invasion of Israel, and the kidnapping and holding hostage, raping, torturing, and killing of innocent civilians, and the violation of the ceasefire, and the preventing humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in Gaza, and stealing humanitarian aid and reselling it at high prices to their own people in Gaza, and using hospitals, schools, houses of worship, and private homes to hide the hostages, weapons, and military headquarters, and therefore putting civilians at risk.
The Jewish people in Israel have deep historical roots and archeological evidence of their living in the region since the dawn of human history. The Palestinians and Muslims and Arabic peoples moved in later in history, and many Jewish people were forced out of the area. Then after WWII, the country of Israel was formed, in response to the terrible genocide they experienced, but it is not the first time that the Jewish people have been subjected to genocide, or forced to move from their homelands. The world has had a terrible history, in many countries, throughout the centuries, of killing, torturing, forced conversions, and expelling people simply because they are Jewish.
Never again.

I agree with the note below that this was not a peace ally, but it certainly was a war rally! "Israel has no history"? Many of these signs remind me most of MAGA rallies. Oh, I wonder who is funding these "spontaneous" demonstrations: Hamas, Hezbollah & their daddy, Iran, have lots of dough to throw around. Also, 1000 (i.e., peanuts) reported yesterday; 1500 today, probably will be 10,000 by Friday.

This war is beyond awful,but keep in mind who started it: Hamas & Bibi when he was engaged in trading with Hamas just like they were a nation state & let illegal West Bank occupiers run wild: He has to go!

Part two
When the entire region of the Middle East, is intent on the destruction of Israel, and the deaths of Jewish people, and the expelling of them from wherever they try to build a life, then you can hardly blame them for wanting to pursue and destroy Hamas, or any other terrorist or extremist groups bent on the destruction of Israel and the jewish people.
Before Hamas attacked Israel, there were several other Middle Eastern countries that were negotiating a peaceful two state agreement with Israel, and now the possibility of that happening in the next 2-3 generations is almost impossible to imagine.
The protesters need to be very critical of what the words they are being told to say really mean, and to study the history of this part of world, and of the various groups involved, and the history of the suffering of the Jewish people in every country through every century, from a neutral, non-biased, non-social media, trusted and educated verified source, to truly understand the situation, and not allow themselves to be duped, used, and mislead, by those whose ultimate intent is the death and destruction and expulsion of the Jewish people and the country of Israel.
I pray for a permenant ceasefire from both Hamas and Israel, the return of the hostages, return of the dead so they can be buried and mourned, a rebuilding of public good infrastructure and residences, and a two state national day of mourning.
Then both countries need to come to the table and negotiate with a neutral third party, a way forward that allows both countries to thrive and live in peace.
An eye for an eye for an eye and so on and so forth, leaves the whole world blind.

The Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas was so barbaric and so over-the-top violent that it seems to have little to do with any real hopes of actually "Freeing Palestine" as a military operation. This unspeakable violence by Hamas was specifically designed to enrage the Israelis to the point of provoking what has become an actual all-out war. Do you think that if Hamas had simply made a "basic military excursion" into Israeli territory, shooting, blowing up a few homes and installations, killing only a few Israelis, and taking no hostages, Israel would have launched such a massive military response? I think not. Hamas, along with its puppet masters in Iran, calculated that this would ignite the tragic situation we see today. They had to have known that Israel would go all out. They also knew full well that tremendous civilian deaths/casualties would be a desired byproduct of Hamas' cowardly tactic of embedding themselves deeply within the Palestinian population as the Israelis attacked. Hamas/Iran care little for the Palestinian people. If they truly cared, they would have surrendered weeks ago to save as many of the people they claim to represent. No, the cynical, barbaric Oct. 7 attacks were designed for one purpose and one purpose only - to bring about the very unfortunate, sad scenario we are witnessing today.

@Heather C: You wrote: "The Jewish people in Israel have deep historical roots and archeological evidence of their living in the region since the dawn of human history. "That appears to not be true.

who's funding this nonsense is a great question. Let's see....Hamas funnels money to those who sympathize with terrorists in the US. Iran funds Hames. And Biden funds Iran ($16 Billion released last year https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/08/15/u-s-to-provide-iran-access-to-16-billion-in-frozen-funds/ ).

Look like US tax payers are covering both sides. I guess that guarantees that we can be chummy with the winner no matter how things turn out

@Mark Twain's Revenge:

If we take words seriously, every time you sing "from sea to shining sea" you're endorsing the genocide of indigenous people for the sake of the "Manifest Destiny" of the United States. "We shall overcome" and the yearning to be "free at last" referred to victory over injustice, not to winning a military victory or overthrowing a repressive government. Slogans are just sound bytes, and we should move beyond them to talk about the issues that matter.

One would hope that these protests would stop the violence. Stop the killings. Pretty Simple. But I see no one protesting the attack of 10/7/2023. And there seems to be no recognition of the murders that occurred that day. Trying to make sense of this is madness. Like the war. Siding with either party, is taking sides in a war, no one, except those that have been mentally consumed by the media reports, would want to do. But they are. Why? They seem to say they understand the wrongs, the deaths, the maiming, conducted by the IDF, yet they do not see that what they protest for will increase deaths, and maiming, of civilian population on both sides. It is OK if the deaths, and maiming's are people who are Israelis? If one was not assigning fault, on the actions of one half, is justifying the deaths of others. Is that not wrong?

Fighting over borders, land rights and religion will never end until humanity changes or we destroy the human race ourselves. There is nothing wrong with asking for peace and trying to put rules around it is just a form of control.

If you take an average Israeli kid to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, he will be able to read them. I think this demonstrates that the kid is indigenous and that his people’s history goes way back thousands of years in Palestine. If you test the DNA of a Palestinian Arab and a Palestinian Jew, it will show that they are genetically the same people and both are indigenous to Palestine. All Palestinians - the Jews and the Arabs - are indigenous; they are the children of Abraham. They are related genetically https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000509003653.htm.

Jews and Arabs are also linguistically related: Arabic and Hebrew are in the same language branch. Shalom means peace in Hebrew. Salam means peace in Arabic. Both languages are written from right to left.

Arabs and Jews are cousins; both are indigenous. Israel isn’t an apartheid state: 20% of Israeli citizens are Arab Muslims. The Israeli citizens who are not Jewish have all the rights of Jewish citizens.

The slogans I hear at “Pro Palestine” demonstrations: “from the river to the sea…”, “there is only one solution, intifada revolution” are not peaceful, useful proposals. Intifada was a period in Israel when there were suicide bombings on public busses and in restaurants. The “Pro Palestine” demonstrators say any resistance to colonialism, such as the monstrous Oct 7th “resistance” is justified because Jews are not indigenous but are colonists. Actually, Israel is a not a colony. Israelis have no where else to go, they are fighting for their survival in Israel. Jews can’t return somewhere like the French did when they left North Africa and returned to France. The Jews in Israel are actually home in Israel. In 1948 the UN and the world recognized the State of Israel. The Arabs were also offered a state but decided against it. Every time a two state solution has been offered, it has been declined by the Arab Palestinians.

“From the River to the Sea” for DECADES has been a freedom chant. Freedom of movement for the Palestinian people. Anti-apartheid.

If Hamas would surrender the hostages that are still alive, and the bodies of the dead hostages, there could be a ceasefire. Imagine the lives that would have been saved if Hamas hadn’t originally broken the ceasefire on October 7th.

@LoveHVN:

Thank you Patricia Kane for supply this feed with some real history.

The amazing, peaceful protest yesterday grew out of the Genocidal attacks from Netanyahu and the insatiable U.S. military industrial's lust for profits.

These protests are the only thing that will stop the mass killer, Netanyahu, and his side kick the the U.S. military industrial complex's thirst for profits.

Thanks to Jewish Voice for Peace who spoke truth to power at yesterday's rally and parade. You are heard. You are appreciated.

I encourage people to send a check of support to Jewish Voice for Peace so that they can keep up the amazing work that they do to promote peace.

There are 7.2 million Jews in Israel. Hamas has said it would like many more Oct 7th style rape-murder massacres. Hamas has said its goal is to kill all the Jews and destroy Israel. 7:2 million would be a bigger holocaust than Hitler’s. Hamas also uses Palestinians as human shields - the greater the casualties, the better. Palestinians aren’t protected by bomb shelters and aren’t allowed to use the Hamas tunnels. The top Hamas leaders are billionaires who live in Qatar. Hamas is funded by Syria. Hamas doesn’t want a two state solution, they want to destroy Israel. There are only 15 million Jews in the world and the death of 7:2 million would be a huge tragedy. Israel is fighting for its survival. Israel isn’t a colony, it’s the Jewish homeland.

I made a mistake. I said Hamas is funded by Syria, I meant to say Iran.

I believe protestors would have better results and more support iif they claimed the label "anti-oppressionist" instead of "pro-Palestinian." Seeing people hand over money to buy hats and flags to show they are allies is pathetic. Protest profiteering is horrible. My question is: Do you want to gain support and solve a conflict or do you want to be oppositional and have exciting selfies for your social media?

@retiredmd: I believe that if we were to discuss the progress of race relations in America, we might have different opinions. I see the situation as positive, with progress being made, while you might see it as negative, with little improvement. Similarly, in the past, the Palestinians had a chance to accept a two-state solution with Israel, which was not perfect, but still very close. Unfortunately, they refused the offer. Just as I think that race relations have improved but still have a long way to go in America, I am convinced that if the Palestinians had accepted the two-state solution, the situation in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel would have been much better today. The Hamas government in Gaza, which is heavily influenced by Iran, has created and maintained a worsening environment of poverty and despair for the Palestinian people, whom they claim to represent. This progress? The issue is not with the Palestinian people, who are simply being used as pawns in the larger scheme of Hamas/Iran, who have pledged to destroy the Jews and Israel.

This cause is not popular. CT is one of the most pro-abortion states in the country, yet the March for Life got more attendance than this one. Very loud, very obnoxious, but very unpopular movement.

I do have to give NHI a little credit here for not posting videos of this WAR MARCH.
That is something that would have easily been used as propaganda for Terrorist Organizations.

Israel killed 34000 in an open prison but they're the victim? Do you listen to yourself?