Americans Supporting Israel Stage Anti-War Protest In New York Amid Mounting Hostilities In Gaza Strip

Pro-Israeli demonstrators chant during an anti-war protest regarding the expanding hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on 42nd Street, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in New York. Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy fails.

Rabab Idly, 18, of Brooklyn, chants during an anti-war protest regarding the expanding hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on 42nd Street, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in New York. <AP Photo/John Minchillo>