The Yonkers City Council recently tabled a Gaza ceasefire resolution after facing opposition from both pro-Palestinian groups, including an anti-Zionist Jewish organization, and Jewish residents who disagreed with the proposal for a ceasefire without the release of hostages.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a decentralized organization with autonomous chapters on college campuses, funded by small university grants and known for its protest tactics like erecting apartheid walls and mock eviction notices to raise awareness about the Palestinian cause.