{"id":2265810,"date":"2024-06-12T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-democrat-mayor-adams-condemns-islamic-terrorist-flags-flown-at-rally-but-stops-short-of-action\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:54:08","slug":"nyc-democrat-mayor-adams-condemns-islamic-terrorist-flags-flown-at-rally-but-stops-short-of-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-democrat-mayor-adams-condemns-islamic-terrorist-flags-flown-at-rally-but-stops-short-of-action\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Adams, a Democrat, criticizes Islamic terrorist flags at rally but takes no action"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-democrat-mayor-adams-condemns-islamic-terrorist-flags-flown-at-rally-but-stops-short-of-action%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City \u2062Mayor Eric Adams has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-wants-to-put-josh-hawley-and-ted-cruz-on-the-no-fly-list\/\" title=\"Democrat Wants To Put Josh Hawley And Ted Cruz On The No-Fly List\">publicly condemned<\/a> the display \u200bof flags associated with \u2062designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) such as Hezbollah and Hamas \u2063during a \u200bleft-wing\u2064 pro-Hamas\u200c rally held in \u200bthe city. Despite \u200dupholding the right\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>,\u2062 Adams\u2062 expressed dismay over the demonstration, \u200bparticularly as it\u200c coincided with \u200dthe commemoration of those killed during the Nova Music Festival\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-ossoff-aoc-stick-up-for-white-supremacist-murderer-dylann-roof\/\" title=\"Jon Ossoff, AOC Stick Up for White Supremacist Murderer Dylann Roof\">massacre<\/a> on October 7th. At\u2063 the\u200b protest,\u200b unsettling slogans and messages were showcased, including a statement involving Adolf Hitler. Adams emphasized that while free speech \u200cis crucial, it is vital to speak out against\u200d messages of \u200dhate \u200dand\u2062 violence. His comments were echoed in a series of tweets detailing the events, signaling serious concerns over the \u2062emergence of such extremist displays\u2064 in \u200bpublic\u200b spaces within New York City.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned the flying of flags of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) at a left-wing pro-Hamas rally in the city this week but declined to take any specific action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this country, we must always protect the right to free speech, but I have a moral obligation to speak out when the messages that some New Yorkers are sharing go beyond the pale,\u201d Adams said in a video posted to X. \u201cYesterday, outside an exhibit and lower Manhattan commemorating those massacred at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, protesters waved Hezbollah [and] Hamas flags.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt other protests, they carry banners reading \u2018Long live October 7th\u2019,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd one person even yelled he wishes, quote, \u2018Hitler was still here. He would have wiped all of you out.\u2019 These are reprehensible and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-parents-are-fighting-to-recall-progressive-school-board-members\/\" title=\"Oregon Parents Are Fighting To Recall Progressive School Board Members\">vile comments<\/a>. I and every New Yorker who stands for peace, stand united against them. Always speak up for what\u2019s right. And what we saw last night was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NYC yesterday:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 male spotted wearing a Hezbollah shirt and PFLP headband on the subway<br \/>\u2013 female proudly stands hoisting the Hamas flag in Union Square<\/p>\n<p>Is NYC turning into a safe space for Jihadis? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EG0xPSSV5K\">pic.twitter.com\/EG0xPSSV5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1800601413606633856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The flags of Hezbollah and Hamas, two US designated terrorist organizations were flown yesterday in the heart of Manhattan during an anti-Israel protest<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vH3EZiAFaL\">pic.twitter.com\/vH3EZiAFaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Saranga (@DavidSaranga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidSaranga\/status\/1800748741114392748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adams urged New Yorkers not to forget the October 7 massacre when Palestinian terrorists with Hamas massacred more than 1,200 people inside Israel, wounded thousands more, took hundreds hostage, raped women, and beheaded babies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this year, I visited the exhibit of the horrors of October 7 through videos shot on that very day and memorialized the victims of that massacre,\u201d he said. \u201cA day where innocent men, women, and children were slaughtered as they sang of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-are-trying-to-redefine-race-riots-as-acts-of-rebellion-2\/\" title=\"Leftists Are Trying To Redefine Race Riots As Acts Of Rebellion\">countless protests<\/a> in the city since October 7 and that he \u201cwill never allow a city to descend into lawlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve kept New Yorkers safe at thousands of protests and celebrations, including at the Israeli Day Parade earlier this month,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd those who break our laws will be arrested. Since October 8th, the NYPD has made more than 2,850 arrests at Israeli-Gaza protests alone. Again, while peaceful protests will be allowed, New York City will never cower in the face of those trying to divide us. Hate has no place in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Any New Yorker who stands for peace cannot stand next to those waving Hamas and Hezbollah flags, especially at an exhibit commemorating the victims of the Nova Music Festival massacre. That is pure anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has overseen thousands of peaceful protests, but it is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dhViBGfcMn\">pic.twitter.com\/dhViBGfcMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1800621571393921097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned the display of Foreign Terrorist Organization flags at a pro-Hamas rally, emphasizing free speech rights while expressing his moral obligation to denounce such actions. 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