Anti-Israel protesters hail ‘resistance’ at New York ceasefire rally

Hundreds hail the Palestinian “resistance” at a rally in New York City’s Times Square marking the ceasefire-hostage deal.

The crowd carries signs that say “The movement continues until Palestine is free,” and “Resistance against occupation is a human right.”

The protesters chant, “Resistance is glorious, we will be victorious,” and “Long live the intifada.”

Speakers urge the crowd to continue its anti-Israel activism, despite the ceasefire announcement.

“Our work is only beginning,” a speaker tells the crowd. “Gaza has taught us that the enemy’s defeat is clear and in sight.”

Another hails the “heroism of resistance” and the “Al Aqsa Flood,” Hamas’s name for the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel.

“The price has been devastatingly high but so it has been in every revolution,” she says. “Now is not the time to rest, but to reignite the fire.”

At least two men in the crowd wear Hamas headbands. Another holds a banner for Samidoun, a US designated terrorist entity.

The rally was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, a US activist group, and attended by several socialist organizations. A handful of pro-Israel counter-protesters sing “The nation of Israel lives” and heckle the anti-Israel demonstrators across a police barricade.