Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Jews outnumber anti-Israel rally against ZAKA at NJ synagogue
Hundreds of Jews rallied at the Bnai Yeshurun synagogue in Teaneck New Jersey on Monday to counter anti-Israel protesters that had come to disrupt a planned ZAKA search and rescue organization event sharing eyewitness accounts of the October 7 massacre.
Jews from communities across the region stood in front of the synagogue with Israeli and American flags, outnumbering the dozens of protesters with Palestinian and Yemen flags. The Bergen County Jewish Action Committee told The Jerusalem Post that they estimated around 3000 participants. The Teaneck Police Department placed the figure at 1000 people from both sides.
The police said on Tuesday that they arrested New York City resident Isaac Chacarria for spitting in the face of an individual from the opposing side as the events concluded. BJAC said that the man arrested was an anti-Israel protester.
In videos of the rallies, anti-Israel protesters can be heard calling for intifadas, chanting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," and cussing at the pro-Israel side.
Englewood resident Ami Kozak said that he had also heard protesters singing "There is only one solution, Intifada, revolution," and one man saying to the Jewish residents "You're done."
Kozak said he had come near the end, but that the chants of the anti-Israel protesters had been drowned out by the pro-Israel counter-protesters. They sang songs such as Am Yisrael Chai, chanted "Bring them [Hamas hostages] home," and sang the Israeli and American national anthems.
"The Pro-Hamas mob screamed their typical chants but were drowned out by the most beautiful rendition of Hatikvah," he said.
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