{"id":44634,"date":"2023-11-07T09:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=44634"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:20:09","slug":"never-again-for-anyone-hundreds-rally-at-statue-of-liberty-demanding-gaza-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/07\/never-again-for-anyone-hundreds-rally-at-statue-of-liberty-demanding-gaza-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Never Again for Anyone&#8217;: Hundreds Rally at Statue of Liberty Demanding Gaza Ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rm-col-center col sm-mb-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__body clearfix sm-mt-1\">\n<div class=\"body js-expandable clearfix js-listicle-body css-listicle-body-2666166026\">\n<div class=\"body-description\">\n<p>Hundreds of Jewish Americans and allies rallied Monday at the Statue of Liberty in New York to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza as the death toll from Israel&#8217;s monthlong assault on the Palestinian territory topped 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), IfNotNow, and other groups were joined by unaffiliated Jews of conscience and allies at a sit-in at the iconic New York landmark, where rabbis led songs, chants, and prayers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We refuse to allow a genocide to be carried out in our names,&#8221; JVP said on social media. &#8220;Cease-fire now to save lives! Never again for anyone!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Jews and allies, led by Jewish Voice for Peace, have taken over the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Our grief is being used to justify genocidal violence against the people of Gaza. It has to stop.<\/p>\n<p>10,000 dead. We NEED a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CeasefireNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CeasefireNOW<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafaelshimunov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rafaelshimunov<\/a> <br \/>\ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvplive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JVPlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DPYe5ClI3M\">pic.twitter.com\/DPYe5ClI3M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IfNotNow\ud83d\udd25\u2721\ufe0f (@IfNotNowOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IfNotNowOrg\/status\/1721596561560342650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many demonstrators wore the same T-shirts reading &#8220;Not in My Name&#8221; that have been seen at other Jewish-led protests including the <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jewish-led-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takeover<\/a> of Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan and a <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jewish-capitol-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rally<\/a> at the U.S. Capitol last month, part of what JVP has <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jewish-led-protests-2666100728\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the largest-ever mobilization of Jewish Americans for Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My ancestors were greeted by the Statue of Liberty while escaping pogroms. While it is a symbol of refuge for my family, I am hauntingly aware that the U.S. denied entry to Jewish refugees throughout the entirety of the Holocaust,&#8221; said Sarah Koshar of JVP. &#8220;From Ellis Island to Gaza, never again means never again\u2014for anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>JVP&#8217;s Jay Saper said that &#8220;the famous words of our Jewish ancestor Emma Lazarus etched into this very monument compel us to take action supporting the Palestinians of Gaza yearning to breathe free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST NOW AT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY: 500 Jews and allies took over the island to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Just like Palestinians, so many of our ancestors yearned to breathe free \u2014 and we took over the Statue of Liberty to say never again, for anyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CeasefireNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CeasefireNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetGazaLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetGazaLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTHN1ntHsJ\">pic.twitter.com\/DTHN1ntHsJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jewish Voice for Peace NYC (@jvpliveNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvpliveNY\/status\/1721632088892272708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Renowned photographer and activist Nan Goldin, who was at the sit-in, asserted that &#8220;as long as the people of Gaza are screaming, we need to yell louder, no matter who attempts to silence us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic socialist New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-36), who also attended the protest, <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2023\/11\/statue-of-liberty-protest-calls-for-israel-ceasefire-in-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a><em>Intelligencer<\/em> that the Statue of Liberty is &#8220;one of the greatest symbols of New York City and our supposed commitments to universal values of liberty and freedom and respite. And yet what we&#8217;ve seen is our country allowing for a genocide to take place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani\u2014who was among the many protesters <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jewish-americans-protest-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> last month outside the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) while calling for a cease-fire\u2014added: &#8220;How many children have to be killed until we can finally see a position of cease-fire from our White House and federally elected officials?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>I joined 500 Jewish New Yorkers and allies today at the Statue of Liberty for a sit-in to demand a ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p>66% of Americans and 80% of Democrats want a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CeasefireNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CeasefireNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/efsnAdOYVG\">pic.twitter.com\/efsnAdOYVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1721624940519022673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s sit-in comes as the death toll from Israel&#8217;s relentless assault on Gaza <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/aid-leaders-cease-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">topped<\/a> 10,000\u2014most of them civilian men, women, and <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/gaza-children-4000-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a>. Tens of thousands of others have been wounded, nearly half the homes in the embattled strip are destroyed or damaged, and over 1.4 million Palestinians have fled for their lives since Israel began bombarding the besieged territory following the October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel that left more than 1,400 people dead.<\/p>\n<p>At least 155 Palestinians have also been <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/06\/1210831466\/death-toll-gaza-israel-hamas-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the illegally occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem over the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday again <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israels-netanyahu-says-no-gaza-ceasefire-until-hostages-returned-2023-11-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> growing calls for a cease-fire, saying there would be no stop to his country&#8217;s relentless onslaught &#8220;without the return of the hostages&#8221; held by Hamas. Israeli officials have repeatedly <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/israel-denies-gaza-humanitarian-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> there is &#8220;no humanitarian crisis&#8221; in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>While around two dozen U.S. lawmakers back a Gaza cease-fire, President Joe Biden\u2014who has been <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/gaza-death-toll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of genocide denial for aspersing Palestinian officials&#8217; casualty figures\u2014has rebuffed calls to support one. Instead, Biden is <a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-biden-ceasefire-422ed95081e5fe224dd9f0ed7920c4e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> for a humanitarian &#8220;pause&#8221; in the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rm-col-center col sm-mb-1\">\n<div class=\"widget__body clearfix sm-mt-1\">\n<div class=\"body js-expandable clearfix js-listicle-body css-listicle-body-2666166026\">\n<div class=\"body-description\">\n<p><i>Brett Wilkins is is staff writer for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/\">Common Dreams<\/a>. Based in San Francisco, his work covers issues of social justice, human rights and war and peace. This originally appeared at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/\">CommonDreams<\/a>\u00a0and is reprinted with the author\u2019s permission.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Jewish Americans and allies rallied Monday at the Statue of Liberty in New York to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza as the death toll from Israel&#8217;s monthlong assault on the Palestinian territory topped 10,000. 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