In New York City, a skirmish broke out between opposing demonstrators near the United Nations while a group of Palestinian supporters rallied in Times Square. Palestinian Americans protested outside the Israeli consulates in Atlanta and Chicago.
Palestinian protesters march through the streets of Chicago from Israeli consulate in Chicago during a protest organized by Chicago Coalition for Justice as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues on October 8, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.held competing rallies in several American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.
As some pro-Palestinian demonstrators were leaving, men yelling and carrying Israeli flags crossed the barricades. A short skirmish broke out in the crowd, with one man ripping away an Israeli flag and throwing it to the sidewalk, where people stomped on it. Police quickly separated the two sides."We want to show the world that when Palestine rises up in resistance, the diaspora rises with it," Munir Atalla, of the Palestinian Youth Movement, said before the scuffle.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, condemned the planned pro-Palestinian rally in a statement on Saturday night, calling it "abhorrent and morally repugnant." Other political leaders in New York have issued similar statements.In Atlanta, more than 75 people demonstrated at the Israeli consulate Sunday afternoon, chanting slogans in support of Hamas and calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel.
Talia Segal, a student at nearby Georgia Tech, came as a counter-protester, carrying an Israeli flag fringed with the rainbow of the LGBTQ+ pride movement.
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