Emergency protest in New York City demands end to Israeli assaults on Palestinians​

New York, August 10 (RHC)-- In New York City, hundreds of people gathered outside the Midtown Manhattan offices of the group Friends of the Israel Defense Forces for an emergency rally in response to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. 

Abdullah Akl of the group Within Our Lifetime, which organized the protest, told reporters: "This protest is happening all across the country, especially as Gaza is being bombed today and in the last four days.  Ceasefire doesn’t really mean a ceasefire, because, as we know, ceasefires are broken time and time again, especially by apartheid forces.  And so, we’re here saying that ceasefires don’t work.  We’re here fighting for absolute liberation of Palestine.”