Hamas Flagged Protesters with Portrait of Slain Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Times Square Rally

[Social Media]

 

In a startling demonstration in Times Square, anti-Israel protesters brandished a portrait of assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and waved a flag symbolizing the terrorist group on Wednesday afternoon. The rally, marked by chants of "Free Palestine," saw one protester holding a Hamas flag while another displayed a photo of Haniyeh. This individual, masked and wearing sunglasses, also donned a hat with a yellow headband representing Hezbollah, another terrorist organization.

 

 

Among the roughly 300 demonstrators, another protester held up Haniyeh’s portrait while Palestinian flags were waved prominently. The rally appeared to be a response to a speech by former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus in midtown. Supporters of Israel, numbering in the hundreds, attended the event, with about 50 remaining into the evening to counter the pro-Palestinian demonstration by waving Israeli flags.

 

Tensions escalated when pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded two Israel supporters and allegedly threw liquid at them. In retaliation, a woman wearing a pro-Israel shirt sprayed the group with an unknown substance, as captured in footage from the scene. The man accompanying her explained to police that she was "protecting herself" before officers intervened and separated her from the crowd.

 

One Israel supporter expressed sadness over the pro-Palestinian protesters' resort to violence, criticizing Haniyeh as a "war monger." The protest took place less than 24 hours after Haniyeh was reportedly killed in an airstrike at his residence in Tehran.

 

 

Credit: NYP  2024-08-02

 

 

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[Tug]

I’d like to meet those folks with a baseball bat disgusting in the extreme 

[Skipalongcassidy]

Just now, Tug said:

I’d like to meet those folks with a baseball bat disgusting in the extreme 

This is what your hero joe and his party stand for... your fault!

[Luuk Chaai]

 roughly 300 demonstrators,

 

missed opportunity  ...   possible 300 deportations ripe for the picking !

[Tug]

9 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

This is what your hero joe and his party stand for... your fault!

How so?

[Jingthing]

I wonder if the unknown substance was Dr. Brown's cream soda?

 

[spidermike007]

Haniyeh was a monster and few mourn his death. Obviously, carrying his image is a dumb thing to do. But, democracy gives one the right to protest. Something the oppressive Thai authorities do not grant with grace. 

[JonnyF]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

I’d like to meet those folks with a baseball bat disgusting in the extreme 

 

Instead of saying what you "would do" maybe you could make a real difference by stopping spouting your vile rhetoric in every thread? 

 

Just a thought...

 

[Bkk Brian]

Deranged terrorist sympathizers. 

[thaipo7]

2 hours ago, Tug said:

I’d like to meet those folks with a baseball bat disgusting in the extreme 

Could you elaborate on what you mean here.  Who are those folks you speaking of?

 

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

This is what your hero joe and his party stand for... your fault!

Skip you are right about this.  Everyone here at the protest, if they vote will vote for Kamala.  She sides in with the River to the Sea crowd.

[koolkarl]

These airhead losers don't deserve to live in the US.  Send them to Gaza.

[300sd]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Haniyeh was a monster and few mourn his death. Obviously, carrying his image is a dumb thing to do. But, democracy gives one the right to protest. Something the oppressive Thai authorities do not grant with grace. 

Although democracy gives one the right to protest it doesn't give one the right to spew hatred and support or wish for the destruction of a people. When you feel that type of hatred is directed at you (for example), perhaps you will feel differently. I do agree with you, that creature was a monster and I'm happy he's not walking!

[retarius]

6 hours ago, Tug said:

I’d like to meet those folks with a baseball bat disgusting in the extreme 

I expat, Tug, they would like to meet you too, and your baseball bat wouldn't;t be much use against all them would it now? Childish remark and sentiment. These people want a voice too. 

[retarius]

3 hours ago, 300sd said:

Although democracy gives one the right to protest it doesn't give one the right to spew hatred and support or wish for the destruction of a people. When you feel that type of hatred is directed at you (for example), perhaps you will feel differently. I do agree with you, that creature was a monster and I'm happy he's not walking!

It should give them rights of full free speech and when they are being murdered by Israelis in their thousands they should be able to hold a flag up, for goodness' sake. The guy is a freedom fighter to millions of people. The ICJ recently announced that Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank are occupied territories which makes it legal for forces in those areas to attack the occupiers. Why should murderous Israel bellowed to hold Israeli flags when they commit war crimes every day and their leader is a war criminal. Haniyeh as far as I am aware has not been selected for arrest as a war criminal.

[Evil Penevil]

8 minutes ago, retarius said:

Haniyeh as far as I am aware has not been selected for arrest as a war criminal.

 

You are mistaken. The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC had requested an arrest warrant for Haniyeh and two other Hamas top leaders as well as Netanyahu and Gallant.  ICC Accepts Numerous Briefs Delaying Arrest Warrants For Hamas & Israeli Leaders

 

The Hamas leaders were accused of the following crimes in the application for the warrant:

 

"On the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023: 

• Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute;
• Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);
• Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii);
• Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity;
• Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity;
• Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity;
• Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; and
• Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity.

My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day.

My Office submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that SINWAR, DEIF and HANIYEH are criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas (in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades) and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 and the taking of at least 245 hostages. "

 

[Donga]

1 hour ago, retarius said:

It should give them rights of full free speech and when they are being murdered by Israelis in their thousands they should be able to hold a flag up, for goodness' sake. The guy is a freedom fighter to millions of people. The ICJ recently announced that Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank are occupied territories which makes it legal for forces in those areas to attack the occupiers. Why should murderous Israel bellowed to hold Israeli flags when they commit war crimes every day and their leader is a war criminal. Haniyeh as far as I am aware has not been selected for arrest as a war criminal.

 Oh please do some research on Haniyeh and Hamas, Israel, Palestine over 2000 years, Ottoman empire, Jewish origins and expulsions - Wiki will do, but here's one from Arab Weekly to begin with.. https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/hamas-gunmen-hunt-down-fatah-rivals-in-gaza-strip-idUSL14749263/

Since 2006 Haniyeh was responsible for the killings of many Fatah members in Gaza - were willing to negotiate a two state solution, Hamas and their sponsors believe in the eradication of Israel. Haniyeh set up the tunnels and command centres in schools, hospitals and mosques. He made $millions personally overseeing the 20% tax and chose to live in luxury in Qatar. This was all before he orchestrated Oct 7 and said at the time "The blood [spilled] in the Gaza Strip…will defeat this occupier, will defeat this enemy… As I said, and I repeat every time, the blood of the children, women, and elderly – I do not say that it shouts out to you, but rather we need this blood so that it will ignite within us the spirit of revolution, so that it will arouse within us persistence, so that it will arouse within us defiance and [a forward] advance."

The jihadists never accepted Israel from the start and have fought every step of the way. More enlightened Muslim nations have gradually got over it, as they wish to improve their peoples' lives.

Now it is pretty much the Iran mullahs and their jihadist militia groups last stand  - and they will fall. Iran will then flourish.

[placnx]

5 hours ago, retarius said:

It should give them rights of full free speech and when they are being murdered by Israelis in their thousands they should be able to hold a flag up, for goodness' sake. The guy is a freedom fighter to millions of people. The ICJ recently announced that Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank are occupied territories which makes it legal for forces in those areas to attack the occupiers. Why should murderous Israel bellowed to hold Israeli flags when they commit war crimes every day and their leader is a war criminal. Haniyeh as far as I am aware has not been selected for arrest as a war criminal.

The ICC prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for Haniyeh, despite the fact that he was leader of the political wing and, according to publicly available information, not taking part in the planning or execution of the 10/7 operation. Besides, he was leading the negotiations for the ceasefire. The bombing of Haniyeh is not in the interests of peace, but fits Netanyahu's objectives.

[Nick Carter icp]

5 hours ago, retarius said:

 The ICJ recently announced that Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank are occupied territories which makes it legal for forces in those areas to attack the occupiers.

 

   Really, it illegal for the IDF to go into Gaza and get its hostages back ?

Taking hostages is perfectly OK and its a war crime to try and free the hostages ?

[Nick Carter icp]

13 minutes ago, placnx said:

 Besides, he was leading the negotiations for the ceasefire. The bombing of Haniyeh is not in the interests of peace, but fits Netanyahu's objectives.

 

   Haniyeh was negotiating  to release the hostage , Haniyeh was holding the hostages 

[riclag]

12 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

This is what your hero joe and his party stand for... your fault!

Much Much more than that!

harris/ biden administration is using our tax dollars to fund these groups.

These Marxist nazi anti American terrorist  groups are emboldened!The admin is  Funneling millions through the EPA!

Climate Justice Alliance is one of many!

 

https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/inflation-reduction-act-to-fund-100-million-for-anti-israel-anti-us-activists

 

 

 

 

[Pouatchee]

seems to me this woke Z generation forgot who instigated 9/11.

wasnt the jewish...

[stevenl]

4 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

seems to me this woke Z generation forgot who instigated 9/11.

wasnt the jewish...

Nor were it the Palestinians.

[riclag]

Sick sick harris/ biden administration!

The report is titled, “Investment in Radical Activists: A Case Study on the NDN Collective Supported by the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act,” and highlights the anti-American statements and positions from the NDN Collective, a radical activist group that is set to administer $100 million in taxpayer money from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=C40052FD-59DB-4B78-BD61-4082FA6D95C2

 

[Pouatchee]

Just now, stevenl said:

Nor were it the Palestinians.

 

it was done by religious zealots... religion has no borders.

[Tug]

10 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

Could you elaborate on what you mean here.  Who are those folks you speaking of?

 

Skip you are right about this.  Everyone here at the protest, if they vote will vote for Kamala.  She sides in with the River to the Sea crowd.

Proof?or is it just  the usual empty b&?

[riclag]

In our oversight of the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, we’ve found over and over again that the law is quietly bankrolling extremist groups like the NDN Collective that openly advocate for anti-American, anti-police, and anti-Semitic causes, which have nothing to do with protecting the environment,” Ranking Member Capito said. “The American people deserve to know the truth about how the Biden administration is spending their money, and we will continue to follow where that money goes, exposing the indefensible positions held by the groups that are benefiting along the way.”

same source
 

Harris, a marxist supporter must be confronted about this and her supporters who chant death to America  and threaten hamas is coming!

 

 

[malibukid]

13 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Deranged terrorist sympathizers. 

to date Israel has killed over 40k civilians.  kind of rich to call them terrorizers .

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, malibukid said:

to date Israel has killed over 40k civilians.  kind of rich to call them terrorizers .

Yawn. Absolute rubbish and off topic

[Evil Penevil]

The anti-Zionists and anti-Israel posters on AN have some strange bedfellows.  The woman waving the picture of Ismail Haniyeh in the video in the OP ...

 

... looks to be Nerdeen KIswani, a leading anti-Israel activist and old-fashined hater of Jews.   She sometimes forgets she's supposed to say 
"Zionists" instead of "Jews."  She founded a group called Withi Our Lifetime that has organized dozens of protests in support of Hamas since Oct. 7.  Her group hs attempted to disrupt events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade,  the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and numerous other holiday and special evvents.  They have also made life incovenient for tens of thousands of New Yorkers by blocking JFK Airport and train stations, stopping traffic on major highways and bridges, cutting off access to museums, etc.

 

She founded a group called Withi Our Lifetime that has organized dozens of protests in support of Hamas since Oct. 7.  Her group hs attempted to disrupt the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade,  the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and numerous other holiday and special events.  They have also made life incovenient for tens of thousands of New Yorkers by blocking JFK Airport and train stations; stopping traffic on major highways and bridges; cutting off access to museums, shops, office buildings,  etc.

 

Most shocking, she organized a protest that attemptes tp storm an exhibition in mid-town Manhattan in memory of the victims of the Nova Music Festival maasacre.  In public statements, she tried to justify the killing of attendees of the festival.

 

The chants she leads at the protests are disturbing.  Besides the usual ones in English ("From the river to the sea,"  "Resistance by any means necessary," "Death to Israel," "We are Hamas,"  "Globalize the Intifada"), she yells out chants in Arabic that are openly antisemitic.  "Khaybar, Khaybar, ya yahud! Jaish Muhammad soufa yaʿoud!" translates as "Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews!  The army of Muhammad will return!"  It refers to the Battle of Khaybar in 628 CE in which an army under the direct control of the Prophet Muhammad wiped out a Jewish tribe.  The phrase was coined by a founder of Hamas and has been used by both Hamas and Hezbollah.

 

Kiswani and her ilk also use the official slogan of the Houthi movement of Yemen: "Allāhu ʾakbar, al-mawt li-ʾAmrīkā, al-mawt li-ʾIsrāʾīl, al-laʿnah ʿalā 'l-Yahūd, an-naṣr lil-ʾIslām"  which translates as "God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam."  The inclusion of "A Curse Upon the Jews" is intended to indicat all Jews, not just Zionists, are enemiies of Islam.

 

In addition, at every anti-Israel demonstration in NYC you can hear chants in Arabic of "Death to Israel!  Death to America! Slaughter the Jews! Hamas is Coming!" and similar.

 

I have to ask those on AN who consider themselves anti-Israel and anti-Zionist:  Would you chant in any language, "We are Hamas!" or Hamas is Coming"?