Demonstrations were again held in New York in the United States against Israel's indiscriminate and incessant airstrikes on Palestinian Gaza. Organized by progressive Jewish organizations, thousands of Jewish people participated in the demonstration.
Protesters say ordinary Jews like them are being massacred in Gaza. They called for an immediate end to the attacks on innocent Palestinians.
Since the attack of Hamas on October 7, Israel has been blocking Gaza and carrying out indiscriminate bombings. The UN's 'humanitarian cease-fire' proposal and hundreds of calls from the international community are not stopping its troops.
Gaza has been almost razed to the ground in three weeks of attacks, a strip of land along the Mediterranean coast. 7 thousand 703 Palestinians have been killed so far. Of which more than three thousand children. Another 18 thousand were injured.
The people of the world are protesting this indiscriminate attack by Israel. Demonstrations and rallies are being held in the country. Regardless of caste and religion, people are condemning the heinous killings of the Zionist country. Following that, on Friday (October 27), anti-Zionist Jews organized a second demonstration in the city of New York.
According to a report by TRT World, the large protest took place in the main hall of the city's Grand Central Station, organized by the progressive Jewish organization Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City. Thousands of members of the organization participated in this rally. The main route to the city's central railway station was blocked due to the protests.
Pictures taken from the scene showed a long line of handcuffed youths. They wear black clothes. It is written in white letters - 'Ceasefire Now' means 'Stop the attack now'. It also read 'Not in our name' which means 'stop attacking in our name'.
The picture also shows protesters occupying the terminal of the station. The banners in their hands read 'Palestinians must be freed', 'Mourn the dead, fight with all your might to survive'.
Organizers say their peaceful sit-in is the largest non-cooperation movement in New York City in 20 years. Jewish spiritual leaders began the day with candlelight vigils and prayers for those killed.
Spiritual leader May Yeh said in a statement, "Sabbath (Saturday, the Jewish day of rest) is usually meant as a day of rest, but we cannot rest. Because genocide is being carried out in our name.
May Ye also said, "The lives of Palestinians and Israelis are intertwined. Security can only be guaranteed by ensuring justice, equality and freedom for all.'' May's statement was released by protest organizers.
Earlier, on October 18, Jews held a large protest in front of the US Capitol Hill against Israel's aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip. At least 500 Jewish protesters were arrested by the Washington police during a raid organized by "Jewish Voice for Peace".
Cannot guarantee safety of journalists in Gaza: Israel
Israel is killing civilians by indiscriminate airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Media offices and journalists are not exempted from attacks. This time, the Israeli army made it clear that they cannot guarantee the safety of any journalist in Gaza.
On October 7, the Palestinian liberation group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. 1 thousand 400 Israelis including some foreign nationals were killed.
After declaring war against Hamas, Israel started airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. That attack is still ongoing. More than 7,000 innocent Palestinians have been killed so far. Most of them are children.
Despite claims that the attacks were targeting Hamas, Israeli attacks have mostly resulted in civilian casualties. Media offices and journalists are also not exempted from the attack. They are collecting news about the risk of life in the continuous bombing.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international organization of journalists, says that at least 27 journalists have been killed in the last three weeks since the October 7 conflict. Among them are journalists from Reuters and Al Jazeera.
Several journalists have also been killed in Israel and South Lebanon. As of Friday (October 27), 22 Palestinians, four Israelis and one Lebanese journalist have been killed, according to CPJ's latest data.
In such a situation, the British news agency Reuters and the French news agency AFP recently wrote to the Israeli army asking for the safety of journalists.
In response to the letter on Saturday (October 28), the Israeli army (IDF) told Reuters and AFP in a message that they cannot guarantee the safety of journalists working in Gaza.
A letter from the IDF said, "The Israeli army is targeting Hamas throughout Gaza. Hamas is also firing rockets. In such a situation we cannot guarantee the safety of your journalists. I strongly request you to take all necessary measures for the safety of journalists.
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