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New York Post
03-08-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Mob of anti-Israel protestors clash with police after attempting to storm Grand Central Terminal: cops
Anti-Israel protesters clashed with police outside Grand Central Terminal Saturday — resulting in four arrests, cops and sources said. The chaos erupted around 3:30 p.m. when hundreds of demonstrators that had been marching in Manhattan attempted to storm the transit hub's doors, forcing officials to lock and barricade the iconic building. The unruly crowd was part of a protest organized by Palestinian activist group Within Our Lifetime that started outside City Hall earlier in the afternoon, according to police. Advertisement The group, waving Palestinian flags and chanting, scuffled with NYPD and MTA officers outside the station's Vanderbilt Hall entrance, according to cops and shocking videos on social media. One video of the melee showed protesters hurling profanities at a female officer before a group of cops tackled an agitator, while others formed a barrier to keep the hostile group from entering the terminal. 4 NYPD and MTA police officers confronting Palestine protestors at Grand Central Station. Some cops were seen using batons to fend off the protestors. Advertisement 4 NYPD officers detaining Palestine protestors at Grand Central Terminal. 4 Some cops were seen using batons to fend off the protestors. A handful of the rowdy flag-waving demonstrators, shouting 'Free Palestine' and banging on drums, made it into the main concourse, but were removed by authorities, a video shared by WOL showed. Advertisement None of the arrested protesters were publicly identified by cops. Two of them were arrested by the NYPD, charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct and issued Criminal Court summonses, a police spokesperson said. 4 Footage of a scuffle between NYPD officers and Palestine protestors at Grand Central Terminal. MTA officers took two other demonstrators into custody, but no details about what charges may be facing were immediately made public. Advertisement Train service didn't seem to have been disrupted after the wild skirmish. A heavy police presence remained hours later, blocking off the area where the tussle erupted.
New York Post
21-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
New York Young Republican Club pushing Congress to disqualify Zohran Mamdani from becoming NYC mayor
The New York Young Republican Club is pushing to get socialist Zohran Mamdani disqualified from the mayoral election — accusing the Democratic candidate of providing 'aid and comfort' to enemies of the US, The Post has learned. The 15-page NYYRC memo already has two potential supporters in Washington DC, New York Rep. Claudia Tenney and Indiana Rep. Marlin Stutzman, both Republicans, who would have to put the motion up for a vote. 'There is no question that Mamdani thus is affirmatively aiding and comforting known terrorists and enemies in the United States, requiring his disqualification under the Disqualification Clause,' the memo reads. 7 Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, endorsed by Local 802 American Federation of Musicians. Stephen Yang 7 The New York Young Republican Club is pushing to get socialist Zohran Mamdani disqualified from the mayoral election. Christopher Sadowski That rarely-used 14th Amendment provision was originally written to prevent Confederates from re-entering public office after the Civil War. It allows Congress to remove anyone who 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' or has 'given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.' The NYYRC alleges that Mamdani's has provided 'aid and comfort' to enemies of the US by supporting 'pro-Hamas' groups like the anti-Israel group Within Our Lifetime. 7 That rarely-used 14th Amendment provision was originally written to prevent confederates from re-entering public office after the Civil War. Stephen Yang 7 The NYYRC alleges that Mamdani has provided 'aid and comfort' to enemies of the US by supporting 'pro-Hamas' groups like the anti-Israel group Within Our Lifetime. Getty Images It also claims that the Queens state Assemblyman is supporting gangs like MS-13 through his calls for non-cooperation with ICE and through his support of 'enemy ideologies,' like Marxism and Communism. The memo argues there is grounds to use the clause against the lefty mayoral frontrunner — and to pull him from the November general election ballot — due to his alleged support for those organizations and policies. Memo author and recording secretary for the club, Phil J. Leggio, said that it was drafted after Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles' controversial calls for the US Attorney General's Office to denaturalize and deport Mamdani as another attempt to neuter his surging candidacy. 7 The memo argues there is grounds to use the clause against the lefty mayoral frontrunner. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post He pointed to the oath Mamdani took when he was sworn in as a state lawmaker, calling it 'a binding permission and obligation to uphold the principles and laws therein.' 'Affirmatively taking steps to defend and protect America's enemies and known terrorist organizations within the state is an unequivocal break of that oath,' Leggio said. He also noted that he would like to see similar efforts against other leaders of sanctuary cities who defy President Trump's anti-immigration policies. 7 He pointed to the oath Mamdani took when he was sworn in as a state lawmaker, calling it 'a binding permission and obligation to uphold the principles and laws therein.' Getty Images 'It's time that such elected officials be held accountable for their actions,' Leggio said. The longshot push would require a two-thirds vote in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate to pass. If passed, the conviction could still be challenged up to the Supreme Court. 'Our office is closely reviewing the legal memo produced by NYYRC demanding the disqualification of Mamdani as Mayor,' Tenney, who represents New York's 22nd Congressional District upstate, said in a statement. Mamdani 'is a threat to the safety and financial wellbeing of every New Yorker,' she charged. 7 Mamdani 'is a threat to the safety and financial wellbeing of every New Yorker,' she charged. csuarez 'His calls to stand in the way of federal law enforcement, and to install a socialist economic system in New York City, fly in the face of the oath he took when becoming a New York State Assemblyman,' Stutzman added. 'By violating that oath, he has disqualified himself from running under the 14th Amendment. Zohran must be removed from the ballot immediately.' Every morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post's signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here! Trump added cartels and gangs like MS-13 to the Foreign Terrorist Organization list earlier this year. The president has also slammed Mamdani as '100% Communist' in social media posts. Mamdani has repeatedly denied being a 'communist' and self-identifies as a socialist publicly. Mamdani's campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fox & Friends gush over ‘fantastic' producer of Trump's military parade — who once worked on their show
Four months after giving Ariel Abergel a warm on-air sendoff when he left the network, the Fox & Friends crew praised their 25-year-old former producer for his role in overseeing Donald Trump's much-hyped but sparsely attended military parade, insisting he did a 'fantastic' job producing the event. With the president's parade coming across as a 'medium-sized town's July 4th celebration' while the 'No Kings' protests drew millions of demonstrators across the country, the hosts of Trump's favorite morning show also made sure to draw a contrast between the events and frame the demonstrations as anti-American. 'So, over the weekend, a tale of two different parties,' co-host Ainsley Earhardt noted Monday morning. 'You had all these protests, the 'No Kings' protest, all over the country. They were waving Palestinian flags. They had upside-down American flags. Organized by this pro-Palestinian group called Within Our Lifetime, many of them were. They want to abolish Zionism and chant 'liberation of Palestine.'' After airing clips of police officers clashing with demonstrators, Earhardt then turned to her colleague Lawrence Jones, pointing out that he co-anchored the network's uninterrupted coverage of Trump's celebration. Jones, meanwhile, teed up footage of the president's speech before doubling down on Earhardt's remarks. 'I had so much fun,' Jones declared. The Fox News star, however, likely didn't have as much fun as the seemingly intoxicated guest he interviewed after Trump's speech, who had to be cut off as she slurred her way through her appearance. 'It was the tale of two parties,' he continued. 'The people that like America and want to build up the country, want to celebrate our country's support for the men and women that lay their lives on the line, and the people that just want to be in the middle of the street with other country's flags.' Jones went on to claim that the parade would cause military recruitment 'to go up' before gushing that the 'production there was so great,' adding that he 'can't wait to see the numbers.' Though the Trump administration has attempted to present an alternate reality where the anti-Trump protests were an 'utter failure with minuscule attendance' and the parade drew 'over 250,000 patriots,' early estimates assert that the demonstrations pulled in as many as six million people while the Trump event 'appeared to fall far short' of the planned 200,000 attendees. Co-host Brian Kilmeade also appeared to take a shot at other networks for either not carrying the Trump parade or offering split-screen coverage alongside the protests, wondering 'how could you be critical' of the message delivered by the administration's event, which was ostensibly to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday. 'It was so inspirational,' Kilmeade exclaimed, adding that he 'loved' the president's speech. After the hosts spent a few more moments fawning over the parade and Trump's address, which included them applauding the troops singing 'Happy Birthday' to the president, they once again turned their attention to their former colleague's production skills. 'Great job. Whoever produced it, and I do know somebody very well who produced it, he did a fantastic job,' Kilmeade gleefully stated as Earhardt mentioned 'Ari' and the 'great job' he carried out. 'He's a part of our family,' Jones added. Abergel, who was affectionately described by longtime Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy as 'Ari the driver,' left the conservative cable giant earlier this year to take on the role of executive director of America250, the organization that oversaw the military celebration. 'The congressionally authorized festivities, which kick off tomorrow with a Washington parade to honor the Army, are backed by more than $100 million in expected congressional appropriations and are supposed to be a nonpolitical, nonpartisan affair,' The Atlantic reported about Abergel's appointment. 'But Abergel's new role has prompted concerns even from some Trump loyalists, as well as a backlash among participants who worry that his installation portends a bid by Trump to channel the patriotism surrounding the nation's semiquincentennial into a celebration of himself.' The installation of Abergel and other Fox News veterans to the America250 operation is just another example of the symbiotic relationship between the right-wing cable network and the Trump White House. While the MAGA-boosting channel employs several former Trump administration officials and the president's daughter-in-law, Trump has hired roughly two dozen ex-Fox News employees to staff up his administration – including former Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon.
Memri
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Imam Tom Facchine At Staten Island Islamic Center: The Nation of Israel Must Be Abolished – We Cannot Settle for Anything Less; Allah Will Topple the Zionist Regime Within a Decade
During a May 21, 2025 panel discussion titled The Nakba Never Ended at the Muslim American Society (MAS) Staten Island Center, Imam Tom Facchine of Utica, New York stated that the pro-Palestine movement must unify around the message that Israel must be abolished. He said that advocating for a 'generic freedom' is not enough—the 'nation of Israel must be abolished,' and declared: 'We cannot settle for anything less.' Facchine claimed that Zionists will not stop until they 'change the Quran,' citing EPIC City as an example, and added: 'It's everything or nothing.' He asserted that a maximalist Zionist world is one without Muslims or Palestinians. According to Facchine, Allah has promised Muslims victory if they simply try, and he expressed absolute confidence that within a decade Allah will topple 'the Zionist regime.' The panel was moderated by Abdullah Akl, an activist with Within Our Lifetime and the political director of the Islamic center. Other participants included British activist Sami Hamdi and Abdelrahman Badawy, imam and resident scholar of MAS Staten Island.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pro-Palestine protester scales statue in Union Square, removed by cops
A Pro-Palestine march from Brooklyn to Manhattan ended with seven protesters arrested, according to a police source — and the removal of one man who had scaled a statue of George Washington. Protesters with the group Within Our Lifetime gathered at Cadman Plaza West in downtown Brooklyn around 4 p.m. before marching across the Brooklyn Bridge to their final destination at Union Square, where they arrived around 7 p.m. About 500 people were still at the park when an unidentified man climbed to the top of the 26-foot statue of George Washington on the south side of the park and shouted 'I'm not coming down until there's peace in the Middle East, peace in Ukraine and peace in India!' 'I want peace in the world!' he declared. The man continued shouting while clinging to the founding father's head until police emergency services went up in a cherry picker forklift and wrestled him off the statue. The man did not address the crowd after cops brought him down and placed him in a waiting police vehicle. 'He said it was his birthday,' an officer who spoke to the man told the Daily News. 'Funny way to celebrate.' Earlier in the protest, police arrested seven people, a source told The News. The NYPD could not immediately confirm the arrests.
