America News Agency

A group of people waving Israeli flags and campaign banners described themselves as an informal coalition of Jewish and Israeli-led organizations that take an anti-occupation and anti-war stance on the Palestinian territories. They gathered near the UN building in Manhattan to protest Netanyahu’s arrival in the evening, flying from Israel.

As the rain began to drizzle, a speaker addressed the crowd, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and telling those gathered that on Friday, “Netanyahu will lie to the world. Just like he lied to us Israelis.”

“Stop killing children, end the war, sign the agreement, bring the hostages home,” the speaker said. "There is no military solution," he said.

More widespread protests are expected in front of the UN building on Friday.