New York, December 24 (RHC)-- In New York City, thousands of protesters led by union organizers marched through the streets of Manhattan this past week to demand a ceasefire and an end to the influence of the powerful lobby group AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. 

Protesters marched past AIPAC’s offices holding banners displaying the hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions received by New York lawmakers Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Hakeem Jeffries.

Meanwhile, dozens of Israeli Jewish activists gathered for a vigil outside the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, calling for a ceasefire and mourning the 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza.