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Anti-Israel groups announce mass march in New York City on Saturday
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An array of activist groups announces a mass march to protest against Israel in New York City on Saturday.
Organizers say more than 200 groups from around the US are backing the protest, and the activists are busing in participants from six states and Washington, DC.
The march is a protest against the “devastating hunger crisis that worsens daily” in Gaza, a statement from the organizers says.
The groups claim that tens of thousands are expected to attend. The figure is likely inflated, but the march is shaping up to be the largest anti-Israel protest in the city in months.
The march will begin at the New York Public Library, next to Bryant Park, at 2 p.m.
Leading groups signing onto the protest include far-left outfits such as the People’s Forum, ANSWER Coalition, the Democratic Socialists of America and CodePink, Arab-led groups including the Palestinian Youth Movement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Arab American Association of New York, as well as the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace and student groups.
There has been a decrease in major anti-Israel street protests in New York in recent months, but activists have begun a series of regular rallies ahead of the United Nations General Assembly that will take place in the city next month.
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