The "Bring Them Home" rally in Times Square, New York City, New York, Oct. 19, 2023. Photo: Luke Tress / Times of Israel.

‘Bring Them Home’ Rally Draws Thousands to New York City’s Times Square to Draw Attention to Plight of Israelis Held by Hamas

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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) was proud to partner in organizing the “Bring Them Home” rally in New York City on Thursday to draw global attention to the plight of the 200 Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7.

The event — led by the Israeli-American Council (IAC) — drew thousands of people to Times Square to demonstrate solidarity with the families of the hostages.

Speakers included New York City Mayor Eric Adams, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan, Israeli Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism Michal Cotler-Wunsh, and IAC CEO and CAM Advisory Board member Elan Carr, among others, and Israeli singer Shiri Maimon performed several songs, including “Hatikvah,” the Israeli national anthem.

The crowd was also addressed by family members of two of the captives held by Hamas.

The “Bring Them Home” rally in Times Square, New York City, New York, Oct. 19, 2023. Photo: Elishama Marmon / JNS.

Carr said that the purpose of the rally was to “first of all, to comfort the broken, grieving families who have suffered unfathomable agony at the hands of these barbaric monsters of Hamas.”

“Make no mistake — we are also here to demand that the hostages be freed and to insist that Israel has the inalienable right to defend itself, and to defend itself completely and decisively, to the elimination of the genocidal threats facing its people,” he added.

Electronic billboards around Times Square were illuminated with photos of the Israeli men, women, and children languishing in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

To sign CAM’s “Free the Hostages” petition, please visit: info.combatantisemitism.org/freethehostages

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