, October 19, 2023 In Merrimack, New Hampshire, three protesters were arrested and charged with riot, sabotage, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct for a pro-Palestine protest that occurred at the offices of Elbit Systems, an Israeli "defense and homeland security business". On November 11, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near Biden's residence in
Wilmington, Delaware, calling for a ceasefire and accusing him of genocide. On January 23, 2024, protesters outside a campaign event for Biden in
Manassas, Virginia, chanted "Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Genocide Joe". The
Council on American-Islamic Relations called for a federal probe into violations of international law due to a real estate event planned at a synagogue in
Teaneck, New Jersey, which would sell "stolen land" taken from Palestinians in the
Israeli-occupied West Bank. On December 3, pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside of Goldie, a
falafel restaurant in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Jewish shop owner was donating profits from the restaurant to Israel's Friends of
United Hatzalah, an emergency medical fund established in the wake of the October 7 attacks. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested protesting against the
Pennsylvania Treasury Department's investment in Israel bonds at the
Pennsylvania State Capitol.
Connecticut A protest was held at the
University of Connecticut's main campus in
Storrs by the UConn SJP chapter. On April 19, 2024, a pro-Palestinian protest occurred on the campus of
Yale University in
New Haven. Several days later, police arrested 45 protesters on the Yale campus. A pro-Palestinian protest was held outside the
Connecticut State Capitol in
Hartford on April 10, 2024. In
Middletown, ten protesters were arrested for blocking the entrance to the
Pratt & Whitney facility on April 15.
District of Columbia Rallies , Washington, D.C., October 8, 2023 Jewish activists protested for a
ceasefire on October 16 at the
White House, saying
Kaddish, singing Jewish songs, and chanting "Not in our name". 49 were arrested: 16 for blocking entrances and 33 for crossing safety barriers. On November 27, a group of more than a dozen state lawmakers and activists, including actress and former-gubernatorial candidate
Cynthia Nixon, launched a
hunger strike at the White House calling for a permanent ceasefire. On December 7, a group of doctors called for a ceasefire on
Capitol Hill. On December 11, a group of twenty Jewish senior citizens were arrested after chaining themselves to the White House fence in protest of the war. On November 4, 100,000 to 300,000 people participated in the "
National March on Washington: Free Palestine", marking the largest pro-Palestine protest in US history. The march called for a ceasefire in Gaza, with many protesters condemning Israel's ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. It was organized by
A.N.S.W.E.R.,
People's Forum,
Students for Justice in Palestine, and other organizations. It saw support from over 450 organizations, including
Democratic Socialists of America,
Jewish Voice for Peace,
IfNotNow, and the
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. , January 2024 On November 14, 100,000 to 290,000 people participated in the "
March for Israel" which called for the release of Israeli hostages and denouncing antisemitism. Israeli President
Isaac Herzog spoke to the crowd through video feed, and the march lasted about two hours, according to organizers; the
Jewish Federations of North America and the
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. On January 13, 2024, thousands of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest as part of a worldwide day of protests against the war. On June 8, 2024, protesters held a "red-line" banner as thousands of people participated in a rally for ceasefire at the White House. The Biden administration slammed the "repugnant" rhetoric voiced at the rally, during which pro-Hamas and pro-
Hezbollah demonstrators called for jihad and the killing of Zionists. On October 5, 2024, more than a thousand protesters gathered in
Black Lives Matter Plaza prior to the one year anniversary of October 7. During the protest, an attempted
self-immolation took place when a journalist shouting about
misinformation set their arm on fire.
Staffers On November 8, more than 100 US congressional staffers staged a
walk-out, demanding a ceasefire. A group of 40
White House interns sent a letter to President Biden saying they would "no longer remain silent" about the
genocide occurring in Gaza. Josh Paul, a senior State Department official, resigned in protest of the US policy toward the war. On December 13, more than 100 staffers from the
Department of Homeland Security stated the department leadership had "turned a blind eye to the bombing of refugee camps, hospitals, ambulances, and civilians". The same day, more than three dozen staffers in the Biden Administration held a rally outside the White House calling for a ceasefire. On January 14, ahead of reports that federal employees were planning a walkout in opposition to U.S. government policy in Israel, Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson stated the
House Oversight Committee would "ensure that each federal agency initiates appropriate disciplinary proceedings against any person who walks out on their job". On May 15,
Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the Chief of Staff with the
Interior Department became the first Jewish and fifth overall staffer to resign in protest of US support for Israel. Call alleged that Biden was using Jewish people to justify US involvement in the conflict.
Officials' homes Protesters demonstrated outside
Antony Blinken's home accusing him of participating in genocide. On December 12, hecklers interrupted a speech by vice-president
Kamala Harris, demanding she call for a ceasefire. A protest was held at
Lloyd Austin's home on December 25. Protesters again demonstrated outside Blinken's home, encouraging passing cars to honk their horns. In late-January 2024, protesters began camping outside of Blinken's house in protest of the war.
Government buildings On October 18, about 300 protesters were arrested at a Jewish-led pro-ceasefire demonstration inside the
Cannon House Office Building. On October 31, antiwar protesters interrupted a
US Senate hearing where Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requested billions of military aid for Israel. On November 3, a pro-Palestine group reported that 52 activists had been arrested for engaging in
sit-ins in US Senate offices. On December 11, 51 protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Senate building were arrested. On December 19, protesters entered the
US Capitol Building to protest against the war. On January 17, 150 members from Mennonites Action were arrested at a pro-ceasefire sit-in in the US Capitol. On January 14, 2024, protesters organized by
Code Pink threw baby dolls covered in fake blood at the White House as part of the "National March 4 Gaza". In March 2024, protesters blocked
Pennsylvania Avenue in protest of Biden's
2024 State of the Union Address, with one demonstrator stating, "No more genocide with our tax dollars". On July 23, a day before
Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to address a
joint session of Congress, the US Capitol Police announced that they had arrested about 200 protesters wearing red shirts that said "JEWS SAY STOP ARMING ISRAEL" in the Cannon House Office Building. Jewish Voice for Peace, who organized the sit-in, said that at least 400 were arrested. On March 4, 2026, former Marine
Brian McGinnis interrupted a hearing in the
Hart Senate Office Building with shouts of “America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel!” US senator
Tim Sheehy (R-MT) attempted to assist
Capitol Police in forcibly removing him, breaking his arm in the process.
Aaron Bushnell held outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., February 2024 On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell, When Bushnell arrived at the embassy gates, he set his phone down to film himself dousing his body in a clear liquid from a metal bottle. He then lit himself on fire while shouting "Free
Palestine". Multiple police officers responded to the scene and used
fire extinguishers on Bushnell. He was transported by the
DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries. A vigil was held on February 27 in front of the Israeli Embassy to memorialize Bushnell.
Maine On
Black Friday 2023, the Maine Coalition for Palestine held a rally near a shopping mall in
Freeport. On July 27, 2024, at least nine protesters were arrested during a christening event for the new
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer,
USS Patrick Gallagher, for blocking the road outside the
Bath Iron Works. Two were charged with obstructing a public way and the others were charged with criminal trespass. Police from Bath and Sagadahoc County arrested the group which had split off from a larger demonstration of about 75 people.
Massachusetts , Massachusetts, October 9, 2023 The
Students for Justice in Palestine organized a protest at
Harvard University in October, several days after numerous students were
doxed for publicly supporting Palestine. A pro-Palestinian
die-in took place at
Harvard College on October 18. A
proctor in charge of overseeing freshmen was indefinitely relieved of his duties for participating. On November 9, Harvard Rabbi
Hirschy Zarchi spoke at a demonstration to pay tribute to the hostages held by Hamas, saying that anyone who justified the October 7 attack was "not just an animal. You're below an animal. You're a monster". During a pro-ceasefire sit-in protest at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst, 56 students and one university employee were arrested for trespassing. Students staged another die-in at the UMass Amherst on December 6. Anti-war student protesters at
MIT were suspended for refusing to leave a campus building they were occupying. On Black Friday, protesters in
Somerville targeted a
PUMA store because the company provides equipment to the Israeli National Sports Teams. On
Thanksgiving, President Biden was heckled by pro-Palestine activists in
Nantucket chanting "Free Palestine". On October 24, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in front of
Worcester City Hall. On the same day, in Nantucket, protesters targeted a Christmas tree lighting attended by Biden and
his wife. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters rallied outside of a fundraiser for the
Biden 2024 reelection campaign on December 5 in
Boston. The demonstration was organized by the
Party for Socialism and Liberation.
New York On November 9, 2023, 200 Cornell students staged a
sit-in to symbolize the lives lost on both sides of the war. On December 1, 2023, students at Cornell protested outside the office of university president
Martha Pollack, holding a
mock trial where they charged her with genocide against Palestinian civilians. In March 2024, a group of 24 individuals, including two staff members, were arrested and charged with trespassing for staging a sit-in on the Cornell campus.
New York City General protests On October 8, 2023, one day after
Hamas' attack on Israel, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in
Times Square, waving Palestinian flags, chanting "Resistance is justified", "
Globalize the Intifada", "
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free", "By any means necessary", "Glory to our martyrs", and "Smash the settler Zionist state". Dozens of pro-Israeli protesters also organised a counter-protest, singing
Hatikvah and chanting "Never again" and "The people of Israel live" in Hebrew. A viral video from a pro-Israel protest showed several protesters explicitly calling for
genocide against Palestinians. At
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, about 200 rallied on October 18 to draw attention to hostages held by Hamas. Protesters included many family members of hostages and local Jewish leaders. On November 6, around 500 protesters staged a
sit-in at the
Statue of Liberty, calling for a ceasefire. Protesters gathered in front of the
New York Public Library on Thanksgiving Day. They clashed with police after being seen spray-painting
graffiti on the building. Pro-ceasefire protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace shut down the
Manhattan Bridge for hours on November 26. Protesters demonstrated at
Rockefeller Plaza on December 25 to call for a ceasefire. Also on Christmas Day, pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with the NYPD and several were arrested. On December 28, a vigil for children killed in Gaza was held in Times Square. A "Flood the Bronx for Gaza" march was held in the Bronx. Protesters blocked several bridges entering Manhattan on January 8, as well as a tunnel-entrance for New Jersey-bound traffic. On October 14, 2024, about 500 protesters organized by
Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in outside the
New York Stock Exchange as the market opened Monday morning. Multiple arrests were made. On April 24, 2025,
clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators erupted outside the
Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in
Crown Heights,
Brooklyn, in response to a visit by Israeli national security minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Elected officials A group of
Jewish Voice for Peace protesters, including children of
Holocaust survivors, were arrested outside Senator
Chuck Schumer's home for protesting against the bombings in Gaza. At
Brooklyn College,
Republican New York City Council member
Inna Vernikov of the
48th City Council District was arrested for bringing a gun to a counterprotest at a pro-Palestine rally. On October 24, a protest organized by the Bronx Anti-War Coalition took place outside of Rep.
Ritchie Torres' office in
Fordham, Bronx. Nearby, more than 500 pro-Israel protesters, including a large number of students at
SAR Academy, organized at nearby Seton Park to support the Congressman's position. On December 15, protesters gathered outside Chuck Schumer's office, chanting, "Schumer! Schumer! You can't hide. You're supporting genocide." On February 7, 2024, Jewish protesters attempted to block Biden's presidential motorcade from attending a fundraiser with donors. On February 15, protesters interrupted
Tom Suozzi's victory speech, chanting, "You can't hide! You're supporting genocide!"
University protests On October 26, a group of anti-war students protested at
Cooper Union. A group of Jewish students claimed they'd barricaded themselves in the library to hide from the "aggressive" protesters, but the
New York City Police Department said that there had been "no danger" to the Jewish students. Anti-war student protesters at
Columbia University reported experiencing targeted harassment. Students walked out of a class taught by
Hillary Clinton in support of Palestine after her comments against a ceasefire. Pro-Palestine protesters heckled Clinton on November 29 at Columbia University's International Affairs Building and accused her of supporting
genocide. In January 2024, students at a pro-Palestine demonstration at Columbia University were attacked with
Skunk. One victim, who said that Palestinian friends recognized the odor as Skunk, described it as having the smell of "poop mixed with decaying animal". Victims of the attack reported difficulty removing the odor from their clothes and other possessions, and that the effects of the spray including its odor, skin irritation, nausea, and dizziness continued days after the attack despite efforts to remove it. In response, demonstrators organized a protest outside the university. The incident was being investigated by the New York City Police Department as a potential hate crime.
Students for Justice in Palestine and
Jewish Voice for Peace published a report in which they stated the perpetrators were former IDF soldiers and current Columbia students. At a pro-Palestinian rally held by students of Columbia University, protesters chanted "there is only one solution,
intifada revolution", "Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around" (a pro-
Houthi slogan) and "NYPD,
KKK,
IDF, they're all the same". On April 17, the
campus occupation by student protestors at Columbia began, with protestors establishing the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment", which was dismantled by the NYPD but later set up again on another part of campus. Protests later spread to several other campuses, including Yale and NYU. On April 26, a Columbia student who had emerged as a leader of the protest movement was barred after declaring in a video that "Zionists don't deserve to live". Other protests groups condemned the comments, but the
New York Times said they raised the question of "How much of the movement in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza is tainted by antisemitism?" The Columbia encampment and many other encampments at American university campuses were ultimately cleared by police.
Institution protests On November 10, protesters staged a sit-in at
The New York Times, saying the newspaper was complicit in "laundering genocide". The CEO of
the Legal Aid Society said a resolution by New York City public defenders to condemn the killing of Palestinian civilians was antisemitic. On December 7,
Doctors Without Borders held a vigil outside
United Nations headquarters in honor of the medical workers killed in Gaza. Thousands of members of US labor unions gathered on December 22 in support of a ceasefire. Rabbis for Ceasefire prayed for a ceasefire at the UN on January 9. Protesters demonstrated outside of
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for its collaborations with Israeli medical centers. On February 11, protesters at the
Museum of Modern Art and
Brooklyn Museum called on the institutions to cut ties with donors who had ties to Israel. Protesters demonstrated against
AIPAC at the lobby's New York office on February 23. On March 14, protesters blocked
The New York Times' distribution center. In April, ads on
MTA subways were replaced with pro-Palestinian messages.
Event protests On November 23, 2023, pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the
Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wearing white jumpsuits covered with fake blood, some glued themselves to the parade route along
Sixth Avenue near 45th street. Protesters were reported at two other locations. Pro-Palestine demonstrators held a vigil and a rally outside the
Rockefeller Center during the annual lighting of the
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. On March 28, pro-Palestinian protests occurred outside a Biden fundraiser at
Radio City Music Hall.
New Jersey On October 22, 2023, an "emergency rally for Gaza" was held in
Paterson. On October 28, a
Princeton University staff member assaulted a pro-Palestinian protester at an off-campus event calling for ceasefire in Gaza. On February 12, protesters organized by "American Muslims for Palestine" interrupted an event inside
Drumthwacket, the Governor's Mansion in Trenton where Gov.
Phil Murphy was hosting a celebration of the lunar new year. The group demanded that the New Jersey-Israeli State Commission be disbanded. On October 17, 2025, protestors with Jewish Voice for Peace occupied the lobby of a high rise where an office of
Cory Booker is located, in protest of his votes in favor of military aid for Israel and against funding for
UNRWA.
Pennsylvania On October 9, 2023, a pro-Israel demonstration was held outside the Kaiserman Jewish Community Center in
Wynnewood. In late April 2024, pro-Palestinian students set up protest encampments on the grounds of
Swarthmore and
Haverford College.
Philadelphia In the immediate aftermath of the
October 7 attacks, most of Philadelphia's major Jewish institutions made statements in support of Israel, including the
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia,
Congregation Rodeph Shalom, and the
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Most pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Philadelphia were organized or supported by the
Philly Palestine Coalition. The Coalition held its first pro-Palestinian rally since the start of the war on October 8. On October 12, pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied outside
WHYY's Old City studio in protest of local media's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Large pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held on the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway and at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art on October 21 and in
Center City on October 28. Multiple pro-Palestinian protests in late October were held outside the office of Senator
John Fetterman. On November 2, around 25 pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested after blocking the entrances to several Amtrak gates during a larger demonstration at
30th Street Station. On November 9, pro-Palestinian protestors held a
die-in at
City Hall. Another demonstration was held outside City Hall on November 17. Another was held on November 24. On December 3, pro-Palestinian protestors held a citywide demonstration with several stops, including Goldie, an Israeli restaurant owned by
Michael Solomonov. Chants directed at the restaurant by protestors were condemned by politicians, including the
Biden administration, Governor
Josh Shapiro, Senator John Fetterman, Representative
Brendan Boyle, State Representative
Ben Waxman, and State Senator
Nikil Saval. In their statements, politicians said that the restaurant was targeted for being Jewish-owned. The Philly Palestine Coalition denied this accusation, citing Solomonov's financial support for the Friends of
United Hatzalah, an emergency services organization partnered with the
Israel Defense Forces, Solomonov's Israeli government-appointed role as a "culinary ambassador", and allegations by former Goldie employees that they were fired for expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs. On December 10, a pro-Israel rally was held at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. On December 14, pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested after blocking
I-76 and the
Spring Garden Street Bridge. On February 13, a large pro-Palestinian demonstration marched through Center City. On March 2, a pro-Palestinian protest, which began at City Hall, blocked the Benjamin Franklin Bridge for about 40 minutes. On March 3, a pro-Israel rally was held in
Rittenhouse Square. On March 9, a pro-Palestinian demonstration marched from Rittenhouse Square to the Spring Garden Street offices of
Day & Zimmermann, a defense contractor manufacturing weapons used in the
Israeli invasion of Gaza. On March 30, a protest was held in Center City with hundreds in attendance. 67 people were arrested for disorderly conduct after blocking I-676. On April 15, pro-Palestinian protestors engaged in a series of
Tax Day actions intended to "block the flow of capital" and protest US taxpayer funding for Israel. Protestors slowed traffic and staged a car caravan funeral procession on I-95. They also blocked several highway ramps at Broad and Vine Streets and protested at City Hall, the IRS offices at 30th and Market Streets, and the Day & Zimmermann headquarters at 15th and Spring Garden Streets. On April 25, after a march from Center City to
West Philadelphia, which passed through the campuses of
Temple University and
Drexel University, pro-Palestinian protestors set up an encampment on the campus of the
University of Pennsylvania. In the following days, the encampment grew in defiance of orders from the university administration to disband. Protestors vowed not to comply with ID checks by Penn police. A letter circulated by Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine in support of the encampment collected more than 1,200 signatures. Several hundred protestors gathered at City Hall on the night of the
2024 presidential debate to protest the pro-Israel positions of both
Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris. Marching down Market Street, the protest made it to 4th Street before being hemmed in by riot police. Organizers told marchers to disperse, but a smaller number stayed behind and clashed with police.
Rhode Island On November 9, 20 Jewish students were arrested at
Brown University for occupying
University Hall and demanding a ceasefire and
divestment resolution. Charges against the Jewish students were dropped after a
Palestinian-American Brown University student was
shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont. At a vigil for the injured student, protesters chanted “Shame! Shame! Shame!” at president
Christina Paxson, leading her to leave the podium. On December 6, 41 protesters at Brown were charged with trespassing at University Hall for another sit-in protest to raise awareness about the same shooting in Burlington over Thanksgiving Break. On December 19, the university announced they would not be dropping the charges against the 41. In February 2024, students at Brown announced they would be going on a
hunger strike to protest their university's complicity in the war.
Vermont In
Burlington, Vermont, large rallies were held in support of Israel and Palestine in October 2023. The Vermont chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Vermonters for Justice in Palestine held a pro-Palestinian rally. Governor
Phil Scott, mayor
Miro Weinberger and city council president Karen Paul attended a pro-Israel rally on Church Street organized by a coalition of local Jewish leaders. On November 9, protestors disrupted a fundraising event for
Becca Balint, demanding that she call for a ceasefire. In April 2024, students at the
University of Vermont and
Middlebury College established protest encampments, urging their universities to divest from Israel. == South ==