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‘Death to America, death to Israel’ chants at NYC Khamenei vigil before brawl erupts in Washington Square Park
YNET ^ | 3-7-26 | Daniel Edelson

Posted on 03/07/2026 4:48:16 AM PST by Mr. Mojo

Protesters honoring Iran’s slain supreme leader in Manhattan chanted anti-US and anti-Israel slogans before violence broke out when a counter-protester tore down a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting a beating and police intervention.

Protesters chanting “Death to America, death to Israel” gathered in New York City on Friday to honor slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before the event descended into violence in Washington Square Park.

The chants, delivered in Farsi, rang out during a small vigil organized in Manhattan following Khamenei’s death last week in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran.

Participants set up a makeshift memorial beneath the park’s iconic arch, placing photographs of Khamenei alongside flowers and candles. Some demonstrators held signs reading “solidarity with Iran,” while others displayed flags bearing the face of Jeffrey Epstein.

Tensions escalated when a counter-protester approached the memorial and attempted to tear down a portrait of Khamenei. “Take this down!” shouted Rami Even-Esh as he ripped the poster from the display.

Video from the scene shows several of Khamenei’s supporters rushing toward him. The man was knocked to the ground and kicked by protesters before New York Police Department officers intervened. Officers quickly separated the groups and placed Even-Esh in handcuffs as blood streamed from his nose.

“He’s a terrorist who’s killed American soldiers,” Even-Esh said afterward as police led him away. “I think it was insane that there was a vigil for him. I just took the sign down. I felt that was the right thing to do.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Iran; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; khamenei; muslimproblem; ny
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1 posted on 03/07/2026 4:48:16 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

Get these people out of our country.


2 posted on 03/07/2026 4:50:36 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

MUSLEMS
OUT.

MUSLEMS
OUT.

FLUSH
NOW.


3 posted on 03/07/2026 4:52:46 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Mr. Mojo

They are literally engaged in seditious acts, those are not protected 1st amendment rights, they are providing aid and comfort toto the enemy and need to be locked up at least until the end of the conflict.


4 posted on 03/07/2026 4:54:10 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Da Coyote

I think when at war with some nation and a group begins chanting death to you, that is beyond free speech. They are identifying as enemy combatants. TAKE THEM OUT.


5 posted on 03/07/2026 4:55:08 AM PST by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now!)
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To: Mouton

Moozlums out!


6 posted on 03/07/2026 4:56:17 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Probably liberal white people as they had Epstein flags.


7 posted on 03/07/2026 4:59:11 AM PST by mfish13 ( )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Attendance was lower than expected because many of his admirers were at the Jesse Jackson Memorial political rally/fundraiser.


8 posted on 03/07/2026 5:09:08 AM PST by Bernard ("Nothing is as expensive as that which the government provides for free." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Mr. Mojo

When police can’t arrest the right people, vigilantism is just around the corner.


9 posted on 03/07/2026 5:11:14 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Mr. Mojo

“Death to America” is “Death to us” if you are in America.


10 posted on 03/07/2026 5:15:00 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Mr. Mojo

I hope the NYPD took Even-Esh to the hospital for treatment………then forgot to take him to the precinct.

EC


11 posted on 03/07/2026 5:18:12 AM PST by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: Carry_Okie

I will second or third the move to strip these people of citizenship, if any, revoke visas, if any, and then deport immediately. They are explicitly avowed enemies and very simply do not belong here. And if they return, they should be viewed as enemy combatants.


12 posted on 03/07/2026 5:18:52 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Well, they’re doin’ it under the right Mayor...


13 posted on 03/07/2026 5:19:27 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Mouton

> I think when at war with some nation… <

The problem is that we don’t have declarations of war anymore. Instead we have kinetic responses, police actions, etc. So the 1A still applies.

It’s a real mess. I would have preferred (in theory) that Trump go before Congress, make his case, then ask for a declaration of war. The problem there is that many in today’s Congress are irrational, or worse. They want America to be hurt, to fail.


14 posted on 03/07/2026 5:19:36 AM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Carry_Okie; Skwor; All

Yes


15 posted on 03/07/2026 5:20:36 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Mouton

“...They are identifying as enemy combatants. TAKE THEM OUT....”

They are democrats. That is the root of all evil in the USA. The democrat party and it’s filthy members are modern day Bolsheviks who want to implement communism in America.

The head of the snake is the democrat party. /spit


16 posted on 03/07/2026 5:29:39 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Mr. Mojo

I seem to recall someone, maybe the president of Iran, saying “Death to Israel, Death to America” didn’t mean the people of both countries actually dying. More like death to the idea and existence of the countries as non islamic entities. That struck me as a very stupid thing to say. Kind of like pointing an Airsoft pistol at a bunch of police officers. Trump is the first CIC to understand that as long as Iran exists, it’s going to be trying to kill everybody that isn’t Shia. We can’t let that happen.


17 posted on 03/07/2026 5:35:41 AM PST by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Obama and Biden let these scumbags into the Nation. We and our children and grandchildren will pay for this in the future. As we move into the future, we can only pray that GOD will allow us to win over this scum and overcome the commie plot to overthrow the Republic. The Commie Dimocrat party is the cause of all this.


18 posted on 03/07/2026 5:49:09 AM PST by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: Mr. Mojo

People who wish us death should be deported along with all the other illegals.


19 posted on 03/07/2026 5:49:27 AM PST by econjack
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To: Mr. Mojo

DNC rally?


20 posted on 03/07/2026 5:54:28 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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