Some demonstrators wore T-shirts that read: "Fund people not bombs," and several were seen handcuffed and being led away by police. Banners reading: "Stop bombing Iran, Lebanon, Palestine" and "Stop arming Israel" were waved throughout the demonstration.
At a separate, smaller protest en route to UN headquarters, Tamara Gayer of Israelis for Peace told Anadolu, "We're here because Netanyahu is speaking in front of the UN, and he should not be given this public platform. While we don't think that he is the only cause of everything that's going on in Israel—Palestine, he is a major actor and bloc in taking any peace path, which is closer to peace for Israelis and Palestinians for well-being, so that everyone in the land between the Jordan and the river can thrive, which is the future that we all want to see."
