Events to Coincide with Jewish High Holidays and Anniversary of Oct. 7
Washington – Aug. 28, 2025 – The Coalition for a Safer Web (CSW) has identified a wave of pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas protests being coordinated through both open and encrypted social media platforms, with events planned in major U.S. cities over the coming weeks.
According to CSW, several of the groups behind the protests also organized antisemitic encampments and demonstrations on college campuses and in U.S. cities after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Among them, the Democratic Socialists of America, the China-backed Party for Socialism and Liberation, The People’s Forum, and Within Our Lifetime, which has been linked to violent protests in New York.
The protests are being timed around major events, including the Jewish High Holidays in September, the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and at Israeli diplomatic outposts across the country.
“Authorities and the American Jewish community should take careful notice that despite a crackdown on campus-based demonstrations, pro-Gaza and pro-Hamas groups are planning protests designed to coincide with religious holidays, the UN General Assembly, and the reopening of universities,” said Ambassador Marc Ginsberg, CSW’s founder and president.
“Several of these groups have incited violence against Jewish communities and targeted Israeli diplomatic facilities in the past.” CSW said it will continue to track the groups’ activities and provide updates to law enforcement and Jewish community leaders.
Upcoming Protest Activity Identified by the Coalition for a Safer Web (as of 0900 8/26/25)
AUG. 29: “West Coast Protests in Solidarity with Palestine to Stop Fueling Genocide”
Location(s): Major west coast cities in California, Oregon, and Washington
Target: Chevron gas stations and highway bannering (allegedly supports Israel)
Organizers: United States Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), Palestinian Boycott, Divest, Sanctions National Committee (BNC), Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Source: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjdAKZyato/?igsh=MTdhZ24yNDlpMmE4MQ==
AUG. 29 – 31: “Second Annual Peoples Conference for Palestine”
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer(s): The People’s Forum & People’s Conference for Palestine
Sources: Web, Instagram
https://7q0j7.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/7nVTPdZCTJDXOdCPgV2zbhymiDwElvQ/jpQCngc1AZMA
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjiVQpRP83/?igsh=QkE4aWRZcEJPOQ%3D%3D
AUG. 31: “MADISON WISCONSIN FLOTILLA TO BREAK THE SIEGE OF GAZA”
Location: James Madison Park, Madison Wisconsin
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer(s): Various University of Wisconsin/Madison student groups
Source: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/p/DNmoRP2MT9g/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==
SEPT. 4: “TAXPAYERS AGAINST GENOCIDE”
Location: Foley Square, New York City
Target: No specific targets designated
Organizer: National Lawyers Guild/International Taxpayers Against Genocide
Source: Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNhJczWsOtn/?igsh=MXczeXU1bTR1Yzc4Mw
https://www.instagram.com/blackallianceforpeace?igsh=cXJkbDRlaXpweWc5
SEPT. 4: “PEOPLES HUNGER STRIKE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIANS IN GAZA”
Location: JFK Federal Building, Boston, Massachusetts
Target: U.S. government facility
Organizer: People’s Hunger Strike for Gaza
Source: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/peopleshungerstrike/
SEPT. 23: “FLOOD THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR GAZA”
Location: New York City, United Nations Plaza
Target: United Nations HQ
Organizer(s): Within Our Lifetime (WOL) (previously involved in violent protests in New York City)
Sources: X, Web, Instagram, TikTok
https://x.com/wolpalestine/status/1957180088111239333?s=46
https://t.me/WOLProtest/1567
https://www.instagram.com/share/BAMw37eYh-
https://www.tiktok.com/@wolpalestine/photo/7539645061877796126?_r=1&_t=ZP-8z2a016wqr8
OCT. 7 (3rd Anniversary of Hamas attacks): “NO BUSINESS AS USUAL ESCALATE FOR GAZA”
Locations: Numerous US cities
Targets: Israeli embassy, banks, defense firms, nonprofits, cultural institutions that “funnel money to Israel” or “profit from the genocide”
Organizer: Behind Enemy Lines (aka Anti-Imperialist Resistance)
Source: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/p/DNtBSKY3EWu/
ABOUT: The Coalition for a Safer Web is a Washington, DC-based non-partisan non-profit foundation that exposes and counters online extremist activity and its funding.
CONTACT: Adam Dubitsky, [email protected], M/Txt: 202-247-0130, or Amb. Marc Ginsberg, [email protected].
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