Thousands of people marched through New York in support of Israel on Sunday, marking 77 years since its independence on 14 May 1948.
The dozens of ambassadors to the United Nations, who marched alongside released hostages and their families, injured soldiers, and other supporters of the Jewish state, sent “a clear message,” said Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN. “The people of Israel are not alone.”
“We are in pain. We are thinking about the hostages,” Danon said. “But we know that we will prevail. We will win this war. We will bring back all the hostages.”
The Israeli mission to the UN said tens of thousands of people attended the march in Manhattan on Sunday. Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul and Ofir Akunis, the Israeli consul general in New York, took part.
