Demonstrations and commemorations commemorating the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza are scheduled to take place across the United States, and cities and campuses are on high alert for any unrest as the threat of all-out war in the Middle East threatens. A loom appears.
Dozens of rallies, marches and other events took place Monday in protest of Israeli attacks sparked by a Hamas-led attack in southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and took another 250 hostages. is planned. Israel’s retaliatory war left more than 41,000 people dead in the besieged region.
Demonstrations are planned throughout the day around New York City. The pro-Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime, supported by dozens of other organizations, called on people to “flood New York City for Palestine.”
In Washington, D.C., the Christian group Philos Project organized a “Stand with Israel” rally on the National Mall, which was supported by many pro-Israel groups. Vigils will be held throughout the day at synagogues and other Jewish institutions. The progressive group If Not Now is holding commemorations in several U.S. cities to mourn “every Israeli, Palestinian, and Lebanese life taken, and every universe destroyed.” is scheduled to be held.
Dozens of events were scheduled at universities last year, which have been in turmoil over pro-Palestinian encampments, accusations of anti-Semitism and a spate of resignations of presidents over criticism of their handling of the crisis. are. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) called for a “national student strike” on Monday.
University administrations and police have come under intense scrutiny for their heavy-handed response to protests, and in the case of universities, there has also been a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech. In an effort to calm tensions ahead of the anniversary, the University of Maryland canceled its permit for a vigil for SJP scheduled for Monday and announced that only university-sanctioned events would be allowed that day. A federal judge reinstated the permit after the group filed a lawsuit alleging its First Amendment rights were violated.
At Wake Forest University in North Carolina, a talk scheduled for Monday by Palestinian-American scholar Rabab Abdulhadi was canceled after students circulated a petition in opposition. The university said it was not confident it could ensure the safety of the event.
Ahead of the anniversary, tens of thousands of people protested around the world over the weekend, calling for an end to the war in Gaza and Israel’s rapidly escalating shelling of Lebanon, which has killed more than 1,400 people in the past two weeks. I asked for it. .
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Smaller pro-Israel events were held in cities such as Berlin and London to call for the return of hostages still being held in Gaza.
Israel has vowed to retaliate for the Iranian missile attack, which itself was in retaliation for a series of high-profile assassinations attributed to Israel. The escalating retaliation has raised concerns that a broader regional war could quickly spiral out of control.
