May 15, 2026 – Washington Square-NYC. the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, or ”catastrophe”, when over 750,000 Palestinians were ”ethnically cleansed” from their homes and countless villages; they claim they were wiped off the map during the establishment of Israel.
The ‘Pali” version of the so called Nakba also claims that since 1948, the Israeli government has continued the Nakba by carrying out a policy of occupation, apartheid, and genocide enabled by U.S. weapons.
Nerdeen Kiswani’s excerpted speech gives a look-see at the reasoning behind Within Our Lifetime’s lock-step version of 1948. (she actually spoke for a full 15 minutes)
The rally and march in Washington Square were organized by New York-based Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime, with contingents led by groups like the Muslim American Society and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Also in attendance were members from Brooklyn Against War, Al-Awda, and the New York Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, as well as a contingent of “Orthodox” Jewish (aka Neturei Karta) protesters led by Rabbi Dovid Feldman. [https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-york-hundreds-rally-at-washington-square-park-to-commemorate-al-nakba-day]
The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) is a national organization of revolutionaries fighting for socialism in the United States. “Our home is in the working class.” … This Muslim Socialism connection includes New York’s Mayor Mamdani.
Nerdeen Kiswani then asked in the chant video, “Will they stand with the ‘palestinian’ revolution or look away and make things look as normal.” She continued, ” The people of Gaza have let us know there is no normal. Normal died on October 7th.” (The only reference heard regarding the murders of innocent Israels on October 7th))
Flickr Slide Show:
. “The Nakba lives in every bombing campaign … but the struggle also continues to live with every resistance fighter, with every Palestinian mother who continues to bear children.” Nerdeen Kiswani
“The state of Israel and Zionism must be abolished.”
Before the very public Asr prayers, heard the speaker refer to Islam as a “Living Tradition”. (Did some research on that near the end of this post.)
.Should be obvious what they are protesting for and against in the Flickr slide show. Flickr Slide Show
.NEXT a look at the pro-Israel counter to the anti-Israel rally
The police were forced to re-locate a pro-Israel table that had been surrounded by the anti-Israel protestors. But the anti-Israel protestors followed the pro-Israel contingent to where the NYPD relocated them. And continued harassing them. Near the end of photos is anti-Israel protestor, Emily Marnell. She seemed to start the whole kerfuffle with the police earlier causing them to be moved. Flickr Slide Show
Conclusion of my coverage of protest in Washington Sq
Did not follow the march thru NYC streets**
A final note on what is a Living Tradition
ISLAM: a Living Tradition
Nov 26, 2025 — This perspective re-frames Islam as a living tradition, deeply intertwined with local cultures and histories, while also engaging universal human questions of meaning, beauty and transcendence.
… to understand Islam beyond doctrine and law … a book that will not only be useful to students embarking on the study of Islam, but will also help foster inter-religious understanding.”
The Institute of Ismaili Studies [https://www.iis.ac.uk/news/2025/november/ali-asanis-new-publication-living-islam/]
What is the living tradition?
… the living tradition … it’s something .. done by a large group of people and passed down through generations. For example the Amal of Ahlul Madinah
The ʿAmal of Madinah (Practice of the People of Madinah)
Ahuhl: translates to “people,” “family,” or “household.”
Amal: Meaning:Hope; Labour, hard work; Pure.
The ʿAmal of Madinah is The Original Way of the Salaf.
Salaf (Arabic for “predecessors” or “ancestors”) refers to the first three generations of Muslims.… the Companions of Prophet Muhammad,
Sunnah refers to the teachings, sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad.
Is this something that’s used as a source of sunnah? … something they use to establish things not found in the Quran, like how to pray.
Mutawatir (Arabic: متواتر, “successive”) is an Islamic term for a highly corroborated transmission of knowledge.
And is the living tradition related to Mutawattir? … when a practice is mass transmitted such as salat?
Salat (or Salah) is the daily ritual prayer performed by Muslims,
- The Five Pillars: The foundational acts of worship that create a rhythmic connection to God daily, annually, and across a lifetime.
- Shahada: The declaration of faith.
- Salah: The five daily prayers.
- Zakat: Charity and almsgiving.
- Sawm: Fasting during Ramadan.
- Hajj: The pilgrimage to Mecca.
Ismailis are a branch of Shia Islam who believe in the absolute unity of God and the finality of Prophet Muhammad. … the spiritual successors to Prophet Muhammad—who provide ongoing moral guidance and interpret the faith for contemporary times.
[https://www.amazon.com/Islam-Middle-East-Living-Tradition/dp/140511603X]
Mayor Mamdani … follows the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, the one that forms the basis of Iran’s Islamic Republic.
Is Zohran a product of the Academia’s Iran Lobby
The Joint U.S.-Israel Attacks Against Iran in 2025 and 2026 Have Exposed Some of the Most Egregious Pro-Iran Academics to the General Public
What drives the members of Academia’s Iran lobby is equal parts hatred of Israel and U.S. foreign policy. Throw in a measure of Netanyahu and Trump Derangement Syndrome, and the combination becomes an academic Iran lobby that the regime couldn’t purchase even if it was selling millions of barrels of oil every day.
Most members of academia’s Iran lobby don’t really care about Iran or the Iranian people. Their main concern is the Islamic Republic’s status as the leading state sponsor of terrorism, especially terrorism targeting Israel. If the Islamic Republic falls, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis will likely follow.
The Islamic Republic of Iran provides ideological sustenance to its academic lobby. Without its actual “resistance,” the academic pretend “resistance” would have no role models.
Published originally on May 28, 2026.
[https://www.investigativeproject.org/9451/academia-iran-lobby]
New York City, home to the largest Jewish population in the world … outside of Israel… ELECTED this anti Semite. What were they THINKING?
[Where indicated pictures and videos property of Pamela Hall-VSB]
The revolutionists claim women are not protected by the U.S. Constitution.
