NEW YORKERS SAY NO TO ‘THE BUTCHER OF GAZA’

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NEW YORK –  Israeli Defense Force chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi, called "The Butcher of Gaza" by Palestinian activists and some of their supporters, spoke at a "Friends of the IDF" fundraising dinner on Tuesday. Outside New York's well known Waldorf Astoria, protesters let Ashkenazi know how they felt about his presence.

Prior to the dinner, a column of 500 protesters formed at 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue. Starting at 5 p.m., the protesters picketed for half an hour and then marched south on Lexington. On arrival at the Waldorf, the protesters — many clad in black and carrying signs that said "War Crime" — circled the hotel in a walking picket. On the west side of Lexington, a group of 50 counter-demonstrators waved Israeli flags and held signs attacking Hamas. As night fell, a third group of protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted — a short distance away from the pro-Israel group. Legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild monitored the situation.


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