Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Occupied Lenapehoking (New York City) – The protest “NO WAR CRIMINALS IN OUR CITY” in Manhattan, was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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War criminals, terrorists, zionists Amir Eshel and Amikam Norkin, both former commanders of the Israeli Air Force, took the stage at the 2026 Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 1, 2026.
The event was held at the event venue “583 Park Ave” at the corner of East 63rd St and Park Ave in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. The venue has been home to the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, of New York City since 1923.
“Today in New York, former Israeli Air Force (IAF) commanders Amir Eshel and Amikam Norkin are attending the Jerusalem Post conference.
Both Eshel and Norkin oversaw brutal bombing campaigns on Gaza during their tenures and are complicit in mass atrocities committed against the Palestinian people. Their presence in our city must not be normalized.
We demand that these war criminals be investigated, arrested, and prosecuted under the US War Crimes Act and international law.
Their attendance at this conference must be condemned by governments around the world and investigated by New York elected officials. We cannot allow individuals accused of overseeing war crimes to move freely through our city without accountability,” said the New York City Chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement on June 1, 2026.
On May 29, 2026, the Hind Rajab Foundation said, “At a time when the IAF is bombing civilians across Gaza and Lebanon, neither Norkin nor Eshel should be welcome in New York City, the United States, or anywhere except a courtroom.
HRF sent a letter today to New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani, urging him to reaffirm his support for international law and to forcefully repudiate the presence of both individuals in the city.
Under the War Crimes Act, the US Department of Justice can prosecute individuals accused of war crimes for actions committed anywhere in the world, at any time, regardless of the perpetrator’s nationality. The decision to prosecute, however, is discretionary. In other words, while the United States has the authority and ability to undertake these prosecutions, it has historically declined to do so for political reasons. The United States remains a site of impunity and complicity, but this is a choice. The law is clear; all that is lacking is political will.
The Hind Rajab Foundation is committed to fighting for accountability for these crimes and all others perpetrated by the Israeli military until the cycle of impunity is broken. Along with people of conscience around the world, we must demand that all states fulfill their international and domestic legal obligations and bring perpetrators like Eshel and Norkin to justice — nothing less is acceptable.”
Click here to read about some of the crimes committed by Amir Eshel and Amikam Norkin.
“On June 1, two former Israeli Air Force (IAF) commanders, Amir Eshel and Amikam Norkin, are set to attend the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City. Both Eshel and Norkin’s tenures are marked by brutal bombing campaigns on Gaza and mass atrocities committed against the Palestinian people.
We demand that these war criminals be arrested and prosecuted under the US War Crimes Act. The IAF carried out thousands of bombing campaigns over the course of the genocide in Gaza, murdering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
We call on Mayor Zohran Mamdani and all elected officials in NYC to condemn the presence of these war criminals in our city and to call for their prosecution under the War Crimes Act.
Join us in the streets to demand justice for Palestine,” said the New York City Chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement on May 30, 2026.
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Thursday, May 28, 2026. Occupied Lenapehoking (New York City) – The protest “STOP THE SALE OF STOLEN PALESTINIAN LAND” outside the Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, was organized by PAL-Awda NY/NJ, on May 28, 2026. There were hundreds of Palestinians, anti-zionist Jews and other pro-Palestine, anti-genocide New Yorkers protesting against the sale of stolen land in Palestine and the settler recruitment event inside the Hilton hotel. Photo by Javier Soriano/www.JavierSoriano.com.