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Memri
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Iran State TV's NYC Correspondent Rachel Hamdoun Reports from Times Square Pro-Iran Rally: The Protest Is Celebrating Iran's 'Triumph in Operation True Promise III'
Rachel Hamdoun, the New York correspondent for Iran's English-language state broadcaster Press TV, reported from a June 28, 2025 protest in support of Iran and 'martyrs' killed in the war with Israel. The rally, organized by the Bronx Anti-War Coalition, featured participants waving Iranian flags, as well as the flags of U.S.-designated terror organizations such as Hizbullah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Protesters also held photos of senior IRGC generals assassinated in the war, along with images of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Hamdoun described the protest as a celebration of Iran's 'triumph in Operation True Promise III.' 'Che' of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition - whose identity was concealed with a mask and sunglasses - said Iran's 'forceful response' proved it would no longer tolerate aggression. 'Shivani' of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization called Iran's victory a 'blow to the Zionist entity and U.S. imperialism worldwide.' Sara Flounders of the Workers World Party also spoke at the event. For more about the Bronx Anti-War Coalition, see MEMRI TV clips nos. 12030, 11929, 11983, and 11653 as well as JTTM special Report from September 2024.
Memri
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Bronx Anti-War Coalition - Which Endorsed D.C. Shooter Elias Rodriguez - Holds 'Glory to the Resistance Axis' Rally on May 3: They Taught Us What We Need to Do; Liberation Is Carried out Through Armed
This clip is from the May 3, 2025 'Glory to the Resistance' march and rally in support of the Iran-led Resistance Axis, held in Queens and organized by the Bronx Anti-War Coalition — a group that has celebrated Elias Rodriguez's May 21 attack at the D.C. Capital Jewish Museum, where he murdered two staffers at the Israeli embassy. A masked speaker, wearing a shirt featuring Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi, urged attendees to follow the example of armed struggle led by 'resistance groups' in West Asia — the term used by Iran for the Middle East. He stated: 'They taught us what we need to do […], they are teaching us how liberation is actually carried out in real time - it is through armed struggle, OK.' He also declared: 'We need to have a revolution right here, right now, to save ourselves from death from the U.S. war machine.' The speaker criticized what he called superficial opposition to Zionism, stating: 'Anti-Zionism is not just criticism of Israel's policy, no, no, no.' The video then cuts off. Participants in the rally carried a large banner featuring images of U.S.-designated terrorist leaders: Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah; Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyah; Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Ubaida; IRGC Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani; Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi; and Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Marchers also waved flags of Hizbullah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) military wing Al-Quds Brigades, the Houthi Ansar Allah movement, and Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades. The video was posted by the World Workers Party on Instagram, which also issued a statement expressing understanding for Rodriguez's attack, declaring: 'Acts of resistance, even individual acts, are inevitable and deserve support and defense.' The group also shared Rodriguez's manifesto outlining his justification for the attack. On April 27, 2025, the Bronx Anti-War Coalition co-hosted a panel with the Workers World Party, The New School Alumni for Palestine, the United National Anti-War Coalition, and Black Intifada.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Far-left, anti-Israel Bronx activist group shockingly cheers accused DC Jewish Museum terrorist Elias Rodriguez, encourages more violence
A far-left, anti-Israel group in the Bronx disgustingly cheered the suspected terrorist accused of gunning down the two Israeli Embassy staffers in an antisemitic attack. The Bronx Anti-War group said what alleged gunman Elias Rodriguez 'did is the highest expression of anti-Zionism' and 'We need more Elias Rodriguez in this world' in a pair of social media posts on Thursday. The shocking statements quickly drew fire from local leaders, including Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres. Advertisement 3 Chicago native Elias Rodriguez was arrested shortly after the deadly shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington D.C. Katie Kalisher via Storyful 3 A series of tweets sent by @BXAntiwar following the shooting. The Bronx Anti-War Coalition is 'a Bronx-based group made up of working-class people who are anti-imperialist and led by people of color' X/@BXAntiWar 'The Bronx Anti-War coalition, which has been harassing me since October 7th, has described the murderous targeting of Jews as 'the highest expression of anti-Zionism,'' Torres said in a statement. Advertisement 3 Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and fiance Sarah Milgrim (pictured) @yaron_li/X 'Violence is not a bug but a feature of virulent Anti-Zionism.' Rodriguez, 31, was charged with fatally shooting Sarah Milgrim and her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky Wednesday night shortly after 9 p.m. outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. The coalition is described as a Bronx-based group made up of working-class people who are anti-imperialist and led by people of color. They push for 'resisting state violence while advancing decolonization.'
Memri
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Activist at Times Square Quds Day Rally Praises Al-Qassam Brigades, Hizbullah, Houthis, Iran; Glory to the Axis of Resistance – It Is the Vanguard against the 'U.S.-Zionist War Machine'
At a March 28, 2025 Time Square International Quds Day rally, an activist representing the Bronx Anti-War Coalition said that the Axis of Resistance is the vanguard against the 'U.S.-Zionist war machine.' He praised Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who 'fight valiantly,' Hizbullah, the Houthi Ansar Allah launching missiles and imposing a naval blockade, and the military and material support Iran provides for these organizations. 'We must stand with Iran, Yemen, and Hizbullah.' He claimed that over 200,000 Palestinians had been martyred since October 2023. he concluded: 'Glory to the Axis of Resistance!' The activist had his face covered with a keffiyeh and he was wearing a t-shirt with the images of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in September 2024, and IRGC Qods Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated in January 2020. A boy waved the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran above the speaker. The rally was organized by Al-Quds Committee New York, and endorsed by the People's Forum, PAL-Awda, Palestinian Youth Movement, Medical Students for Justice in Palestine, Pal-Awda Mothers Committee, CODEPINK NYC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), NYC Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Shah e Najaf Islamic Center.
