{"id":2677173,"date":"2026-10-06T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-groups-walk-back-post-calling-oct-7-massacre-resistance\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:44:54","slug":"dsa-groups-walk-back-post-calling-oct-7-massacre-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-groups-walk-back-post-calling-oct-7-massacre-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"DSA groups walk back post calling Oct. 7 massacre &#8216;resistance&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdsa-groups-walk-back-post-calling-oct-7-massacre-resistance%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=2677173&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>An Instagram post praising Hamas&#8217;s October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks led to mixed messages from three Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) groups in New York City. Initially, all three groups issued a joint statement with other organizations announcing a protest at NYC Hall on October 7, which was met with criticism.Subsequently,the New York City Young Democratic Socialists of america and the YDSA chapter at City College removed themselves from the pro-Hamas post,while the New School YDSA continued to feature it on thier account. The article also promotes subscription options for The Washington Examiner, emphasizing access to news, analysis, and commentary, and encouraging readers to subscribe or log in.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Monday Instagram post praising <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\">Hamas\u2019s<\/a> Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks sparked conflicting messages from a trio of New York City <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three groups initially posted the statement jointly with other activist organizations to announce an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\">Oct. 7<\/a> protest at New York City Hall, prompting criticism, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/05\/anti-israel-groups-plan-resistance-rally-outside-nyc-city-hall-oct-7-accuse-mamdani-betrayal\/\">according<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/anti-zionist-groups-announce-resistance-rally-outside-nyc-city-hall-on-oct-7-criticize-mamdani\/\">news reports<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/luketress\/status\/2107157190356386071\">screenshots<\/a> posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/2107302193690706092\">online<\/a>. New York City Young Democratic Socialists of America and the City College of New York\u2019s YDSA chapter then removed themselves from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/h3zLa\">pro-Hamas post<\/a>, while the third, New School YDSA, still <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/HyqmT\">featured<\/a> it on its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/T4mvd\">account<\/a> as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-3de6f384-dae7-4665-88ba-f4950bde68fa-style\">@scope (#mos-3de6f384-dae7-4665-88ba-f4950bde68fa) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48; 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