Across the different protests, speakers denounced not only the members of the governing coalition, but also those who sit in the opposition or are seen as checks on Netanyahu in the war cabinet.
Protestors began by attempting to yank the flag out of the Jewish man's hands and then proceeded to attack him as a group. "I was completely surrounded. They started punching me in the head," he said
The previous night, at around 1 a.m., pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the drive way of The New York Times printing facility in Queens.
In their statement, Jewish organizations said that they would "continue to explore every available avenue to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish community."
San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener condemned anti-Israel protests, those of which anti-Zionist Jewish Voices for Peace planned to attend, at the Jewish Community Relations Council gala.
Herzog also met with incoming Dutch Prime Minister Geert Wilders, who promised that the Netherlands would fight terrorism in all its forms.
Counter-protesters had gathered outside the synagogue in defense of the site and event, waving Canadian, Israeli, and Iranian monarchy flags.
"The yeshivas and kollels hold up the world. The state exists on Torah study, and without the Torah, the army would not have succeeded."
Over 134 hostages remain in Gaza after being taken by Hamas terrorists on October 7. The IDF had previously announced that 33 of the remaining 134 had been killed in captivity.