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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
‘Never again is now’: Leftist Jews in NYC protest against Israel over Gaza war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLuke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
Several hundred protesters led by leftish Jewish groups gather in New York City to demand and end to the war in Gaza.
The protesters carry signs that say, “Stop ethnic cleansing,” “Never again is now,” and
“Stop starvation.”
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, the city’s highest-ranking Jewish elected official, leads the crowd in chants of “No more.”
“Yesterday on Tisha B’av we mourned a destruction that happened to the people of Israel, today we mourn a destruction being caused by the State of Israel, and we say no more,” Lander says.
NYC Comptroller Lander speaks against Gaza war at protest in Columbus Circle led by leftist Jewish groups pic.twitter.com/Sk5kdFB89R
— Luke Tress (@luketress) August 4, 2025
The protest, called “Jews Say: No More,” takes place at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, across from the Trump International Hotel.
The demonstrators are demanding the Trump administration apply pressure on Israel to halt the war and increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Groups backing the protest include T’ruah, Jews for Economic and Racial Justice, IfNotNow, and Israelis for Peace.
“We need to keep up the pressure and get more food and aid into Gaza NOW before more Palestinians die of starvation,” T’ruah says in a statement. “This event is a mass mobilization of American Jews who object to our government’s continued support for the policy of starvation and refusal to leverage its immense power to compel the admission of humanitarian aid.”
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