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It is the city with the largest number of Jews in the world outside Israel: New York hosted, on Tuesday, a few meters from the United Nations headquarters, a gathering of thousands of people in support of the Jewish state.

At the initiative of the American Jewish Organizations, the American Jewish organizations invited New York leaders as well as representatives of the right-wing government in Jerusalem to speak. Thus, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was met with applause when he announced that “Jewish people” In Israel and the United States it was not so “Undivided”. Hamas members have “He wanted to slaughter us when he thought we were the most vulnerable, but they made a mistake.”The Israeli diplomat confirmed. “The free world is not divided. We all stand together as one united front, one people, one heart, to fight the forces of evil.he shouted to the crowd while waving Israeli flags.

This was also said by New York Mayor Eric Adams, who was recently in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem“Israel has the right to defend itself”. “Your battle is our battle”The city council member confirmed.

Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, New York, where nearly two million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Muslims live, has become the scene of tense demonstrations: on the one hand, support for the Palestinian cause, and on the other, demonstrations in defense of Jews. And Israel.

Thank you NYPD and New York State Police, “We are together to protect each and every one of you, and we will continue to protect you.”It was launched in front of the crowd by Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York State, which has a population of 20 million people, including nine in New York City alone.

In 2020 in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center, there were 5.8 million Jewish adults, whether religious or not, plus 2.8 million adults who claim Jewish parents. There are about 4.5 million Muslims in the country, including 600,000 to 750,000 in New York.