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New York City Pro-Palestinian Protesters Call to Follow the Lead of the Palestinian Resistance, to Escalate the Struggle, Chant: “There Is Only One Solution – Intifada Revolution!”
On January 1, 2025, several pro-Palestinian organizations organized a solidarity protest and march in New York City. In a video posted by the New York City Party for Socialism and Liberation, a speaker condemned the American presidential election as a “sham election” and urged protesters to follow the lead of the Palestinian resistance.
In another video posted by Mamas 4 a Free Palestine on Instagram, shared by the Muslim American Society (MAS) Youth Center in Brooklyn, a speaker wearing a hijab emphasized that the struggle for Palestine is not merely political, but a religious one. MAS Youth Center also posted a video that showed worshippers performing evening prayers during the protest.
Later, in a video posted by Gerard D’Albon on Instagram, protesters were heard chanting: “There is only one solution – Intifada revolution!” and “Long live the Intifada!” Protesters waved flags of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria, as well as Palestinian and Yemeni flags.
On December 27, 2024, Raja Abdulhaq delivered a Friday sermon at the MAS Youth Center, where he stated that Muslims in America cannot be loyal to the security services of an empire that is destroying the world. Some of the other groups that organized the protest were Palestinian Youth Movement, PAL-Awda, and the People’s Forum.