Wave of Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Hamas Protests Planned

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly as the final protest is set for Oct. 7.

The Coalition for a Safer Web (CSW) has identified a wave of pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas protests being coordinated through both open and encrypted social media platforms, with events planned in major U.S. cities in the coming weeks.

According to CSW, several of the groups behind the protests also organized antisemitic encampments and demonstrations on college campuses and in U.S. cities after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Among them, the Democratic Socialists of America, the China-backed Party for Socialism and Liberation, The People’s Forum, and Within Our Lifetime, which has been linked to violent protests in New York.

The protests are being timed around major events, including the Jewish High Holidays in September, the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and at Israeli diplomatic outposts across the country.

“Authorities and the American Jewish community should take careful notice that despite a crackdown on campus-based demonstrations, pro-Gaza and pro-Hamas groups are planning protests designed to coincide with religious holidays, the UN General Assembly, and the reopening of universities,” said Ambassador Marc Ginsberg, CSW president. “Several of these groups have incited violence against Jewish communities and targeted Israeli diplomatic facilities in the past.”

CSW said it will continue to track the groups’ activities and provide updates to law enforcement and Jewish community leaders.

The full schedule of planned protests is as follows, including the first protest which took place on Aug. 27 in Seattle.

AUG. 27: FREE PALESTINE FLAG & BANNER WAVING
Location: Kent, Wash./Kent Station | 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Target: None specified
Organizer: Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL)
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNy9x0Q5FLI/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D

AUG. 29: WEST COAST PROTESTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE TO STOP FUELING GENOCIDE
Location(s): Major west coast cities in California, Oregon, and Washington
Target: Chevron gas stations and highway bannering (allegedly supports Israel)
Organizers: United States Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), Palestinian Boycott, Divest, Sanctions National Committee (BNC), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjdAKZyato/?igsh=MTdhZ24yNDlpMmE4MQ==

AUG. 29 – 31: SECOND ANNUAL PEOPLES CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINE
Location: Detroit, Mich.
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer(s): The People’s Forum & People’s Conference for Palestine
Sources: Web, Instagram
https://7q0j7.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/7nVTPdZCTJDXOdCPgV2zbhymiDwElvQ/jpQCngc1AZMA
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjiVQpRP83/?igsh=QkE4aWRZcEJPOQ%3D%3D

AUG. 31: MADISON WISCONSIN FLOTILLA TO BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA
Location: James Madison Park, Madison, Wisc.
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer(s): Various University of Wisconsin/Madison student groups
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNmoRP2MT9g/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==

SEPT. 4: TAXPAYERS AGAINST GENOCIDE
Location: Foley Square, New York City
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer: National Lawyers Guild/International Taxpayers Against Genocide
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNhJczWsOtn/?igsh=MXczeXU1bTR1Yzc4Mw
https://www.instagram.com/blackallianceforpeace?igsh=cXJkbDRlaXpweWc5

SEPT. 4: PEOPLES HUNGER STRIKE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIANS IN GAZA
Location: JFK Federal Building, Boston, Mass.
Target: U.S. government
Organizer: People’s Hunger Strike for Gaza
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/peopleshungerstrike/

SEPT. 23: FLOOD THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR GAZA
Location: United Nations Plaza
Target: United Nations
Organizer(s): Within Our Lifetime (WOL) (previously involved in violent protests in New York City)
Sources: Web, Instagram, TikTok
https://x.com/wolpalestine/status/1957180088111239333?s=46
https://t.me/WOLProtest/1567
https://www.instagram.com/share/BAMw37eYh-
https://www.tiktok.com/@wolpalestine/photo/7539645061877796126?_r=1&_t=ZP-8z2a016wqr8

OCT. 7: NO BUSINESS AS USUAL ESCALATE FOR GAZA
Locations: Israeli embassy, banks, defense firms, nonprofits, cultural institutions that “funnel money to Israel” or “profit from the genocide”
Organizer: Behind Enemy Lines (aka Anti-Imperialist Resistance)
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNtBSKY3EWu/