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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
‘Israel go to hell’: Hundreds protest outside UN during General Assembly meeting
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLuke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
Several hundred anti-Israel protesters rally outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City during the General Assembly.
The crowd waves Palestinian flags, beats on drums, and chants, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution.”
“It is right to rebel, Israel go to hell,” the crowd chants.
Signs in the crowd say, “Fuck Israel,” “Free the earth! Free Palestine!” and “Palestinian liberation and return, by any means necessary.”
At least one man at the head of the crowd wears a Hamas headband. A woman waves a flag showing the late Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida.
Anti-Israel protests in the city typically draw pro-Israel counter-protesters, but the pro-Israel crowd does not show up today due to Rosh Hashanah.
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A group shouts at one pro-Israel attendee.
“There are zero civilian hostages. The people know the truth,” a man shouts at him. There are civilian hostages still in Gaza.
The protest is led by Within Our Lifetime, a hardline activist group that advocates for the violent destruction of Israel.
“The UN was built to delay and contain our struggles for liberation, and its complicity in Gaza’s genocide with over 600,000 Palestinians killed is undeniable,” Within Our Lifetime says in a statement. “No more cover-ups, no more excuses, inflating the death toll. We will confront war criminals in New York with the blood on their hands.”
The rally is advertised as “Flood the UN General Assembly.” Protesters in New York often refer to their rallies as “floods,” echoing the Hamas term for the October 2023 invasion of Israel, “The Al Aqsa Flood.”
The protest is backed by more than 40 groups, including CAIR New York, National Students for Justice in Palestine, CodePink, and an array of student groups.
Anti-Israel activists have also announced another mass protest on Friday to coincide with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the General Assembly.
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