Mayor Bill de Blasio Told NYPD to NOT Protect Pro-Israel Rally in Times Square, Andrew Giuliani Claims: It would be hard to believe if this news didn't come from the NYPD itself

New York City Mayor reportedly ordered the NYPD to refrain from protecting pro-Israel protesters in Times Square during a scheduled rally. This news comes from a claim made by Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and candidate to be Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s replacement.

According to Giuliani, members of the NYPD told him that de Blasio specifically and directly ordered them not to protect the pro-Israel rally, posting on Twitter: “We have been told by NYPD that they have been told by the @NYCMayor Office not to protect the pro-Israel rally in Times Square @3pm. We will not be intimidated, we will not back down and we will ALWAYS STAND with our Israeli brothers and sisters! Rally ON!”

The Republican candidate did not give more details or reference particular officers, but there’s no reason to doubt it being true. If it is, then it marks another odd choice by de Blasio in how he has handled crime in his city. Last Thursday, fights broke out between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups in the area that resulted in 26 arrests and multiple injuries.

As news spread that there would be no police protection, many pro-Israel groups tried to cancel but people still showed up according to journalist Kassy Dillon. She also posted images of Giuliani speaking at the event.

Andrew Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani’s son who is running for Governor of NY, is now speaking at the pro-Israel rally in Times Square pic.twitter.com/gxuIpCWmYm
— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) May 23, 2021

The Jewish vote is key for any Republican to be able to win in the deep-blue city. With tough competitors lining up on the Democrat side, including former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Giuliani will need to secure as much of the Jewish vote as possible if he has real hopes of sitting in the office his father used to occupy.

According to The Post Millennial:

Photos show Giuliani, son of former President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, addressing the crowd in Times Square. He announced on May 18 that he will be running in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election.

Antisemitic attacks have been on the rise in recent weeks, with the most recent in the city happening on Thursday when Joseph Borgen was attacked on the way to another pro-Israel demonstration. One of the suspects, 23-year-old Waseem Awawdeh, was arrested and charged over the beating. He has since been released.

“I turned around to try to figure out what was going on and the next thing I knew I was surrounded by a whole crowd of people who proceeded to physically attack me, beat me, kick me, punch me, hit me with crutches, hit me with flag poles,’ Borgen told the Daily Mail on Friday.

Bill de Blasio has no political future. His best prospects are to be a lobbyist or get a book deal like his buddy, Andrew Cuomo. Nevertheless, it’s unthinkable that he would abuse his power in such a way and put lives in danger.

RE: Voting for Andrew would be about the only reason I wished I lived in New York.

Actually the other two Republican candidates would be huge improvements over this scum that we have for Governor as well - Rob Astorino, former county executive of Westchester or Lee Zeldin, Long Island Congressman.

ABC: ANYONE BUT CUOMO

Despite this report of the facts, I would venture to say that at least 70% of NYC Jews will vote to re-elect this good-for-nothing putz. Pity my co-religionists, they have either lost their minds or they were never that smart to begin with...or, perhaps, a bit of both.

But STAY in NYC, don’t infect the rest of the country with your mental affliction.

During the last two mayoral elections, less than 25% of all registered NYC voters bothered to go to the polls to cast their vote. Most were just apathetic.

Needless to say, De Blasio won over 70% of those who bothered to vote.

NYC’s problem, aside from being a Democrat city, is one of apathy and indifference.

If the NYPD will not help Jewish protesters, will they help those who *attack* Jewish protesters? If they won’t, then it is a great opportunity for Jews to arm themselves and wound or even kill those who attacking them.

If the police will only aid those attacking the protesters, then there needs to be some massive lawsuits against the city, and de Blasio in particular.

Now, the middle ground in this is for the Jews to subcontract their self defense to professionals who will go after those that attack them.

With tough competitors lining up on the Democrat side, including former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Giuliani will need to secure as much of the Jewish vote as possible if he has real hopes of sitting in the office his father used to occupy.

Rudy was mayor of NYC, not governor of New York State / Andrew is running for Governor, not Mayor - it seems the editor doesn’t know NY politics or its players.

NYC’s problem, aside from being a Democrat city, is one of apathy and indifference

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...and a totally feckless, ineffective and corrupt GOP at municipal, county and state levels.

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