Pro-Palestinian protests

Controversy erupts after NYC Mayor Mamdani hosts radical activist Mahmoud Khalil for iftar, drawing criticism from Jewish leaders over his stance on Israel.

The Al Quds Day Rally is a well-known part of an international day of demonstrations established in 1979 by then-Islamic supreme leader Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.

The mayor also attached a festive photograph from the event, in which his wife can be seen holding a plate of food while standing next to Khalil.

“I didn't think I'd be jumped on by tons of people because of a photo of a man who murdered nearly 30,000 Iranian citizens,” Dillz told The Jerusalem Post.

Pro-Palestinian protests worldwide following the October 7 massacre reveal a deep hypocrisy, as activists avoid real debate and accountability while glorifying violence.

Rapid US protests over the Iran campaign were reportedly driven by anti-Israel groups with alleged links to a Shanghai-based billionaire and a funding network under congressional scrutiny.

The incident on Sunday at the San Telmo fair began when the artist, identified by local outlets as “Karina,” asked a fellow vendor to remove the flag, arguing that it “supports terrorism.”

Germany has cracked down on speech and demonstrations that assert support for Palestinians and accuse Israel of atrocities, even since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025.

Commissioner for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, was reportedly planning to sack festival director Tricia Tuttle.

The organizing group is Kufiyas Network's Kufiyas in Buchenwald program, which accuses the site of "massively intensifying repression against solidarity with Palestine."