Anti-Israel protestors chant Allahu Akbar next to 9/11 memorial

Nerdeen Kiswandi, founder of Within Our Lifetime, addressed the crowd.

She said: “Without US backing, without US support politically, financially, in the media and so many other ways, the Palestinian resistance would have defeated Israel a long time ago.

“But it’s this country that’s waging a genocide against the Palestinian people. It’s this country, the United States, that sent the weapons manufactured by US companies, paid for by our tax dollars - my and your tax dollars - that have killed upwards of 10,000 Palestinian children.”

The march ended in Foley Square where Muslim protesters laid out prayer mats and prayed.

There have been more than 500 demonstrations in New York since the Hamas terror attack in Israel on October 7, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

Adams said it is likely that protesters will attempt to disrupt the New Year’s Eve party in Times Square.