'Sick From Genocide' Protest Outside NYU Tisch Hospital: 'We Don't Want No Zionists Here!'; Prayer Leader Wears Headband Of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades

During a January 6, 2025 "Sick from Genocide" protest, which started out outside the NYU Tisch Hospital and continued with a march throughout Manhattan, protesters chanted: "We will free Palestine within our lifetime!" and "We don't want no Zionists here!" A protester waved the Al-Assad regime's Syrian flag and another protester lead the evening prayer while sporting the headband of Hamas's military wing Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades.

The protest was organized by Nerdeen Kiswani's Within Our Lifetime. During the protest she announced a fundraiser for Gaza, claiming that in the past, the group had raised 75,000$ for healthcare in Gaza. Abdullah Akl, an employee of Muslim American Society (MAS) Staten Island Center led chants at the protest and was seen praying alongside the man with the Al-Qassam Brigades headband. Video of the evening prayer was posted on the Instagram pages of MAS Youth Center and Youth Halaqah, which hosted an event with Khalid Laif, NYU chaplain and imam of the NYU Islamic Center.

Protestor 1: "We will free Palestine!"

Crowd: "We will free Palestine!"

Protestor 1: "Within our lifetime!"

Crowd: "Within our lifetime!"

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Protestor 2: "We don't want no Zionists here!"

Crowd: "We don't want no Zionists here!"

Protestor 2: "Say it clear, say it loud!"

Crowd: "Say it clear, say it loud!"

Protestor 2: "Bashar you make us proud!"

Crowd: "Bashar you make us proud!"

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Protestor 3: "From the sea to the river!"

Crowd: "From the sea to the river!"

Protestor 3: "Palestine will live forever!"

Crowd: "Palestine will live forever!"

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Protestor 4: "Bashar, Bashar, you will rise!"

Crowd: "Bashar, Bashar, you will rise!"

Protestor 4:  "Palestine will never die!"