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Late Tuesday night, approximately 30,000 Israelis gathered at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park for a national memorial ceremony organized by families of victims, hostages, and survivors.
As Israel and Jewish communities worldwide marked two years since the October 7 massacre with somber vigils Tuesday, pro-Hamas activists across the globe took to the streets to celebrate what they called the “glorious Al-Aqsa Flood.”
Despite coinciding with Sukkot, one of Judaism’s most joyous festivals, Israelis marked the day with tears instead of celebration at memorials from Tel Aviv to the Gaza border. Families visited the Nova music festival site near Kibbutz Reim, where hundreds were killed and abducted two years ago by Hamas terrorists , while at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, displaced residents gathered before sunrise to honor those killed with a moving rendition of “Hatikvah.”
Late Tuesday night, approximately 30,000 Israelis gathered at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park for a national memorial ceremony organized by families of victims, hostages, and survivors. Speakers included former hostage Omer Shem Tov and Anat Angrest, mother of hostage Matan Angrest.
Across the diaspora, Jewish communities from New Haven to New York held candlelight vigils. President Trump marked the anniversary by hosting former hostage Edan Alexander at the White House and also met with the family of Omer Neutra, a dual US-Israeli citizen whose body remains held in Gaza.
But across Europe, a completely different scene unfolded.
Hundreds of students from universities across London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow defied warnings from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who had called anti-Israel protests on the anniversary “un-British” and warned they showed “little respect for others.”
In Australia, graffiti reading “Glory to Hamas” appeared on a billboard in Melbourne’s Fitzroy yesterday morning, with another location showing “Oct 7, do it again.” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it “abhorrent” and “terrorist propaganda,” saying those responsible “must face the full force of the law.”
Meanwhile, across Asia and the Middle East, large demonstrations marked what organizers called “the Palestinian Resistance’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” using Hamas’s own name for the October 7 massacre. More than 1,000 pro-Hamas protesters marched to the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta Tuesday, chanting “Free Palestine” and condemning Israeli military action. In Japan, hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Tokyo demanding an end to the “genocide” in Gaza, while Istanbul chose to illuminate its iconic Galata Tower with Palestinian flag colors. Donate to vital charities that help protect Israeli citizens and inspire millions around the world to support Israel too! Now more than ever, Israel needs your help to fight and win the war -- including on the battlefield of public opinion. Antisemitism, anti-Israel bias and boycotts are out of control. Israel's enemies are inciting terror and violence against innocent Israelis and Jews around the world. Help us fight back!
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