{"id":2351502,"date":"2024-10-07T06:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T10:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-marches-sweep-cities-near-anniversary-of-oct-7\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T06:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T10:48:33","slug":"pro-hamas-marches-sweep-cities-near-anniversary-of-oct-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-marches-sweep-cities-near-anniversary-of-oct-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Hamas Marches Sweep Cities Near Anniversary Of Oct. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fpro-hamas-marches-sweep-cities-near-anniversary-of-oct-7%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=2351502&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>Pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place in \u2063various\u2063 major U.S. cities over \u200cthe weekend, coinciding\u200d with the one-year anniversary of the deadly Hamas attacks \u200don Israel, which \u200bresulted in over 1,100 \u2062deaths. In Washington, \u2063D.C., a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-juneteenth-should-not-be-a-federal-holiday\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: \u2018Juneteenth\u2019 Should Not Be A Federal Holiday\">significant event occurred<\/a> \u2062when\u2063 a man, identified as Samuel Mena Jr., attempted to set himself on\u2064 fire at \u200bBlack Lives Matter Plaza during the\u200b protests, leading to his hospitalization. The \u200cprotests attracted hundreds of participants\u2063 who rallied for Palestinian\u200d support, holding\u2062 signs\u200d calling for \u2063a ceasefire and an arms embargo on Israel, while also waving\u2063 Palestinian flags. \u2064Demonstrators in\u2064 D.C. marched from the White House to The Washington\u200b Post offices to mark what they referred to as &#8220;one year of genocide&#8221;\u2062 and &#8220;one year of \u200cresistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similar protests occurred globally in cities like Toronto, Denmark, Switzerland, and India. In New York City, demonstrators voiced calls for a \u2062ceasefire amidst ongoing conflicts\u200c involving Israel and Iranian \u200cproxies. Chicago witnessed \u200blarge protests organized \u2063over the past year by\u200d the U.S. Palestinian\u2062 Community Network, \u2063while Los Angeles also saw thousands rallying\u2063 against Israel&#8217;s actions\u2062 in Gaza and Lebanon. \u200cProtesters in\u2063 multiple cities expressed their discontent by vandalizing public buildings. The events highlight the ongoing international response to the Israel-Palestine conflict.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian demonstrators held marches across major American cities this weekend leading up to the one-year anniversary of when Hamas terrorists massacred more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/new-tally-puts-october-7-attack-dead-in-israel-at-1-163-78182279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,100<\/a> people in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington, D.C., one man was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/10\/05\/israel-gaza-war-palestinian-rally-protest-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taken<\/a> to the hospital after lighting himself on fire Saturday night in Black Lives Matter Plaza. The Washington Post identified the burned man as Samuel Mena Jr., who other rallygoers said used &ldquo;they\/them pronouns&rdquo; and included plans on a personal website &ldquo;to demonstrate&rdquo; this weekend &ldquo;with as much of my conviction as I possibly can.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the incident shared online shows police intervening after a man set fire to his left arm. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/29\/how-did-the-anti-israel-guy-who-set-himself-on-fire-get-a-security-clearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaron Bushnell<\/a>, another pro-Palestinian demonstrator, previously died after immolating himself in front of the Israeli embassy last February.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Some guy just tried to self-immolate for Palestine in Washington DC. <\/p>\n<p>This is why the online martyr worship of Aaron Bushnell is stupid and destructive <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0VWUKtWrAj\">pic.twitter.com\/0VWUKtWrAj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Drew Pavlou &#127462;&#127482;&#127464;&#127486;&#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127462;&#127481;&#127484; (@DrewPavlou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewPavlou\/status\/1842739363924615450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: A Male suspect has attempted to set him self on fire in front of near the White House sounded by Pro Palestine protesters &#8304;&#8304;&#128204;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Washington?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Washington<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch as Metro DC Police quickly rush in after a male suspect, claiming to be a journalist, attempts to set himself on&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ri6YDkv5oA\">pic.twitter.com\/Ri6YDkv5oA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1842695343760462028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Protestors in Washington, D.C. eventually marched from the plaza to the offices of The Washington Post and then down 13th Street NW.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Initially numbering in the hundreds, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered earlier in the day in front of the White House as part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-un-ambassador-white-supremacy-in-americas-founding-documents-and-principles\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden\u2019s UN Ambassador: \u2018White Supremacy\u2019 In America\u2019s \u2018Founding Documents And Principles\u2019\">international day<\/a> of action that they described as marking &lsquo;one year of genocide&rsquo; and &lsquo;one year of resistance,&rdquo; the Post reported. &ldquo;Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-in-custody-after-pro-palestinian-protest-sweeps-museum-damages-artwork\/\" title=\"Many Arrested Following Pro-Palestinian Protest at Museum, Artwork Damaged\">held banners<\/a> that read &lsquo;FREE PALESTINE&rsquo; and signs that demanded an arms embargo on Israel, while others waved Palestinian flags.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators were joined this weekend by sister marches across the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mideast-israel-gaza-war-protests-rallies-propalestine-terror-alerts-b314ac9fc24ab91e3c0639405a15d5d0\">globe<\/a>, including protests in Denmark, Switzerland, India, and Toronto.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toronto, Oct. 5 &mdash; Muslim protesters hold a direct action outside the Israeli consulate to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/meCxfa7ZxE\">pic.twitter.com\/meCxfa7ZxE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo &#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752; (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1842671383702307168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In New York City, hundreds marched and chanted for a ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel faces a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2024\/09\/12\/israels-seven-front-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven-front war<\/a>&rdquo; against Iran and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-warns-that-all-options-are-on-the-table-if-israel-launches-offensives-against-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Iran warns that \u2018all options are on the table\u2019 if Israel launches offensives against Lebanon - Washington Examiner\">regime&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s proxies. Last week, Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-news-10-01-2024-eb175dff6e46906caea8b9e43dfbd3da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fired <\/a>at least 180 missiles at Israel after Israeli forces launched a ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In Chicago, a local ABC affiliate reported on demonstrations that were &ldquo;a year in the making.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As their voices grew louder, so did the size of the crowd,&rdquo; the local station <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-chicago-ahead-october-7-anniversary-hamas-attack-israel\/15396973\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. &ldquo;Hundreds with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network came together, marking one year of their stance against Israel amid ongoing unrest in Gaza and Lebanon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another march was held in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hundreds of demonstrators held a pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, chanting &lsquo;Free Palestine&rsquo; and &lsquo;Long live the intifada&rsquo; as they protested Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza and Lebanon while marching from Pershing Square to City Hall,&rdquo; the LA Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-10-05\/israel-gaza-war-palestinian-protest-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported <\/a>Saturday. &ldquo;The anniversary will be marked by commemorations for the victims, candle-lighting ceremonies, demonstrations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-defends-counter-demonstration-to-mtgs-protest-outside-trump-arraignment\/\" title=\"Bowman defends counter-demonstration to MTG&#039;s protest outside Trump arraignment\">counter-demonstrations<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>In Los Angeles at Pershing Square: <br \/>ahead of Oct 7, it&rsquo;s one of dozens of actions across the U.S. today. &ldquo;One Year of Genocide: One Year of Resistance.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Palestine flags fly, but also plenty of Lebanon and Yemen flags as Israel has continued to expanded its war beyond Gaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1j0ZVHNF54\">pic.twitter.com\/1j0ZVHNF54<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; jonah valdez (@jonahmv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonahmv\/status\/1842683941091967085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Demonstrators vandalized municipal buildings with spray paint to demand &ldquo;free Palestine,&rdquo; according to footage posted to X by freelance journalist Oliya Scootercaster. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>NOW: Pro-Palestine protesters tag walls with &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; and &#8220;Gaza&#8221; as they march through streets of Los Angeles for &#8220;National Day of Action&#8221; to mark October 7th.<\/p>\n<p>Video by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeLeeGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JakeLeeGreen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomNTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FreedomNTV<\/a> Desk@freedomnews.tv to license <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XlGVrniHD\">pic.twitter.com\/8XlGVrniHD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Oliya Scootercaster &#128756; (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1842710848441143361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The pro-Palestinian demonstrations follow a year with an historic rise of antisemitism in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/06\/adl-antisemitic-incidents-record-year-oct-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According <\/a>to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the U.S. recorded 10,000 antisemitic incidents since the Hamas attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/02\/pro-palestine-protests-are-rampantly-antisemitic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&lsquo;Pro-Palestine&rsquo; Protests Are Rampantly Antisemitic<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian protests occurred in major U.S. cities this weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2351503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamas-March.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4143,42463,41274,42464,36290],"class_list":["post-2351502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-anniversary","tag-marches","tag-oct-7","tag-political-protests","tag-pro-hamas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hamas-March.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}