NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/10/13: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in support of the Palestinian people during an "International Day of Action for Palestine". On October 7 the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack from Gaza, launching thousands of missiles and sending at least 1,500 fighters by land, sea and air into Israel. At least 1,300 Israelis have been confirmed killed and 150 kidnapped. 1,203 Palestinians in Gaza are also confirmed killed. The attack is prompting retaliatory strikes by Israel on Gaza and a declaration of war by the Israeli prime minister. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • As news of the massacres came out, Pro-Palestinian, student, and Muslim activist groups in the U.S. expressed support for Hamas’s terror offensive against Israel, condemning the Jewish state and announcing rallies in support of the attacks.
  • Anti-Israel rallies were announced in close to 20 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
  • Several organizations, including the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence and expressed “support for the Palestinian people’s right to freedom.”  
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