The Free Press · October 9, 2026 · By Chelsea Jacobson

News briefs: Eleven Arrested at London Demonstrations, Mamdani Attends Vigil

• The week of publication marked the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks; the article states Hamas killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and kidnapped 251 into Gaza.
• Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism said more than 250 demonstrations against Israel were planned worldwide, including 75 on October 7 itself; that is the Ministry’s claim, not an independent count.
• Eleven people were arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London, some outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews’ office; protesters chanted “stop killing babies” and “we will see you in The Hague,” per the linked reporting.
• New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended an October 7 vigil in Union Square organized by “Israelis for Peace,” honoring those killed on October 7 and Palestinians killed in the subsequent war; protesters there booed him and chanted “Zohran, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.”
• A report published this week says Rama Duwaji, described as First Lady of New York City, illustrated two bottles for Olive Odyssey, a luxury Palestinian olive oil brand; one bottle is priced at nearly $100, and she illustrated the bottle honoring Khalil Abu Osba, described in the piece as a militant who shot down a British plane.

The piece is paywalled; facts are from the article’s accessible portion. Demonstration figures are the Israeli ministry’s claim; London arrest details via the linked BBC reporting; the vigil and olive-oil details as reported in the article. Original headline: "TGIF: Nudity Is Optimal".