Two days after the solemn anniversaries of October 7, New York City streets were desecrated by a mob openly celebrating mass murder and threatening more of the same on American soil. Videos from the scene show protesters in Manhattan chanting that they would come back “stronger than the first October 7,” an unthinkable and chilling declaration that should alarm every patriot.
The audio and footage make it impossible to pretend this was mere rhetoric; speakers told the crowd “we didn’t do enough” and urged future action, while organizers and attendees waved flags linked to terrorist groups. This was not a peaceful remembrance—this was a recruitment and morale-boosting spectacle for extremism carried out in our financial district.
Crowds chanted slogans like “Long live the Intifada” and “From the river to the sea,” and were even photographed waving Hezbollah and Hamas banners, turning parts of Manhattan into a stage for anti-American and antisemitic agitation. Those images and chants are not abstract political speech; they are the soundtrack of radicalism that celebrates murder and incites violence.
What’s worse is that these demonstrations are being organized and amplified by campus activists and hard-left groups who cloak their calls for violence in the language of “resistance.” Leaders tied to activist outfits openly praised October 7 and urged repeating its atrocities, showing how radical ideology has seeped into institutions and public spaces we pay to defend. The fact that such messages were broadcast on our streets is an indictment of permissive local policies and campus cultures that excuse extremism.
This is a wake-up call for the federal government and for President Trump’s administration to show they mean what they say about law and order and homeland security. Local officials who allow public squares to become echo chambers for terror apologists must be held accountable, permits revoked, and organizers investigated under laws against material support and incitement. The men and women who protect our cities should be directed to use every lawful tool to prevent these mobs from turning threats into carnage.
Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who will defend our communities, not coddle those who cheer for slaughter. It’s time for prosecutions, deportations where applicable, and a renewed focus on shutting down the domestic networks that celebrate foreign terror. If our leaders will not act, voters must remember these shocking scenes when they go to the ballot box and demand an America where patriotism, law, and decency come first.