New York City Jews protest outside The New York Times headquarters for the second time in weeks.
The protesters chant, “The New York Times lies,” “Shame on The New York Times,”and, “When you lie, Jews die.”
The activists argue that “libels” published by the newspaper will lead to violence against Jews.
They carry signs that say, “Resist the antizionist hate movement,” and, “Antizionism gets Jews killed.”
The protesters are demanding the retraction of a widely-criticized New York Times column that alleged systematic sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
The demands also include disclosing the column’s editorial timeline, retraining staff on anti-Zionism, and the dismissal of the column’s author, Nicholas Kristof.
“Fire Kristof,” the protesters chant.
One passerby shouts “Free Palestine,” another makes mock crying gestures at the activists. others take fliers from the protesters.
The activist groups held a similar rally last month. That event drew several hundred demonstrators, while today’s protest brings in a few dozen activists.
The protest is led by the EndJewHatred advocacy group, alongside several relatively new activist groups — the Movement Against Antizionism, Brooklyn BridgeBuilders, Hineni, Stop Antizionism and IMPACT.
Aside from EndJewHatred, the groups all launched in the wake of the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, to counter the ensuing surge in anti-Jewish discrimination in the US.
Jews in New York City have been increasingly protesting and holding solidarity rallies in recent weeks.
BY: The Times Union – TOI
