Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in Times Square on the second day of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., October 8, 2023.
Thursday's protest in Times Square, organized by the nonprofit Israeli American Council, was expected to draw hundreds of demonstrators and many officials, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Plans call for 15 billboards in Times Square to show the faces of people believed to be held hostages and Israeli flags.
Ceasefire is the only way to bring hostages home," organizers of Friday's New York rally said on their event page.
His administration, facing mounting pressure to secure the release of the hostages, must walk a fine line.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Jim Risch, Risch, Eric Adams, Biden, Rachel Goldberg, Hersh Goldberg, Goldberg, Adrienne Neta, Chen, Itay Chen, Jonathan Allen, Gabriella Borter, Patricia Zengerle, Frank McGurty, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
Israel, Palestinian, Hamas, REUTERS, Protesters, Republican, Senate Foreign Relations, Israeli American Council, New York City, Public, Cannon, U.S . Capitol, Friday's, Israel Defense Force, Thomson
Locations:
Israel, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New, New York, York, Gaza, Qatar, Jerusalem . U.S, Washington