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Transcript/Script((PLAYBOOK SLUG: NYC PALESTINIAN ISRAEL RALLIES TV
HEADLINE: Hundreds gather in New York City to show support for both Israel and the Palestinians
TEASER: New York City Mayor Adams voices his staunch support for Israel
PUBLISHED AT: Monday, 10/09/2023 at 03:25 EDT
BYLINE: Aron Ranen
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: New York City
VIDEOGRAPHER: Aron Ranen, Igor Tsikhanenka
PRODUCER: Jason Godman
ASSIGNING EDITOR: Tsikhanenka
SCRIPT EDITORS: Tsikhanenka, pcd
VIDEO SOURCES: VOA
PLATFORMS: WEB__TV_X__RADIO_X_
TRT: 2:13
VID APPROVED BY: pcd
TYPE: TVPKG
EDITOR NOTES: ))
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[[With Saturdays’ attack on Israel saturating the global news media, people around the world are reacting with large scale rallies. Aron Ranen reports from New York.]]
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Two separate protests engulfed the streets of New York City on Sunday afternoon.
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In the first, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators assembled in Times Square to express their support for the Hamas’s attack on Israel that has claimed hundreds of lives. The attack, they argue, was justified.
[[For Radio: Munir Atalla is a New York City Resident]]
((Munir Atalla, New York City Resident)) ((male, in ENGLISH))
“I think anything that we see has to be viewed in its historical context, right? It has to be viewed in the context of 75 years of ongoing Israeli ethnic cleansing, displacement and violence against Palestinians”.
[[For Radio: Maria Gil is a New York City Resident]]
((Maria Gil, New York City Resident)) ((female, in ENGLISH))
“To blame them for reacting is absolutely horrific. I'm not pro violence for anyone. But this is real. It's horrific. And I want people to understand Palestinians are people and they deserve to be free”.
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On the other side of the city, in front of the United Nations headquarters, hundreds of demonstrators gathered to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Israel.
[[For Radio: Shimon Karni, is a New York City Resident]]
((Shimon Karni, New York City Resident))((male, in ENGLISH))
“The point to be here is to support the Israeli government against the crimes of the Hamas regime and to support the Israeli people. My people. I'm here, I'm crying with them. Sooner or later, we will hunt them. Each and every one of them”.
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Many expressed incomprehension of the Hamas militant’s raid.
[[Radio intro Ellen Weisman is a New York City Resident]]
((Ellen Weisman, New York City Resident)) ((female, in ENGLISH))
“They are kidnapping small children, babies, their homes. They're using them as pawns to try to free terrorists. This is insane”.
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Against the backdrop of the street protests, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City affirmed his steadfast support for Israel on Twitter.
He said, “At a moment when innocent people are being slaughtered and children kidnapped in Israel, it is disgusting that this group of extremists would show support for terrorism. I reject this. Do not use our streets to spread your hate.”
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As the conflict is still in its initial stages, demonstrations like the ones in New York City Sunday will likely continue.
((Aron Ranen, VOA News, New York City))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)New York City
BylineAron Ranen
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