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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters swarm World Trade Center, chant for end of Israel during rowdy funeral procession
By Social Links forReuven Fenton , Social Links forLarry Celona and Social Links forKatherine Donlevy
Published Dec. 28, 2023, 8:37 p.m. ET

Thousands of anti-Israel protesters swarmed Manhattan on Thursday — with one group shutting down the front entrance to the World Trade Center’s Oculus and another organizing a funeral procession for children who were killed in Gaza.

About 1,000 joined the “Flood NYC for Palestine” emergency march as it overwhelmed several landmark Lower Manhattan sites, including City Hall, Zuccotti Park of Occupy Wall Street movement fame and the Bank of New York Mellon headquarters.

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” the ralliers chanted for the destruction of Israel.

“Israel, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide. Israel, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?”

One protester carried a sign reading, “Genocide Joe has got 2 go,” referring to President Biden.

“It’s important for us to acknowledge that Israel takes orders from the United States, that it’s resupplied by the United States, that it doesn’t do anything without the say-so and the get-go of the United States,” said Technique, whose real name is Felipe Andres Coronel.

“So when the United States says it doesn’t want a regional war and Israel wants a regional war, just remember the words of the Godfather when he sat there and he said, ‘No, Tattaglia was a pimp. He could have never outfought Santino. I should have known the whole time that it was Barzini.’ Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the United States pulls the strings.”

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Protesters marched the two blocks toward the Oculus, where they surrounded the front doors and reiterated their usual chant: “Free, free Palestine.”

Police officers were seen inside the doors blocking civilians from walking out into the crowd, instead directing them to other exits farther from the protest.

The group also stopped outside the BNY headquarters on Greenwich Street and shouted “Shame!” for allegedly financing genocide.

The bank has caught the ire of pro-Palestinian ralliers several times for investing millions in shares of defense contractor Elbit Systems, which supplies weapons and technology to the Israel Defense Forces.

Outside its headquarters, Kiswani gave another speech in which she urged protesters to “take matters into your own hands.”

“Just yesterday we saw a handful of activists, maybe 20 people, shut down the terminal that is going to the Israeli flights. They shut it down to send a message to the world that the Palestinian people that we have no freedom of movement, that we don’t have the right to return,” she shouted.

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5 World Trade Center (130 Liberty St.)
In July the state approved a plan to build 1,200 new apartments at the World Trade Center site, bringing to an end years of back-and-forth with the community. A third of the units will be affordable after vocal campaigning from locals who had pushed for full affordability.

It’s located on the site of the former Deutsche Bank building, which was heavily damaged during the 9/11 attacks. Some of the apartments will be earmarked for New Yorkers impacted by the attack.

Upon completion “5 WTC” will be one of the largest affordable housing developments in lower Manhattan and the only residential site at the World Trade Center, according to the state. The 900-foot tower is being developed by Brookfield Properties, Silverstein Properties, Omni NY and Dabar Development.

A state official confirmed construction is expected to start before the end of next year.