Thousands Pack Times Square to Rally Against Iran Nuclear Deal

10,000 New Yorkers say: Remember 9/11. Remember Islamic terror! Stop Iran now! #IranDeal #StopIranRally pic.twitter.com/5eBAsloRTI

— Anne Bayefsky (@AnneBayefsky) July 23, 2015

Thousands of demonstrators against the Iran nuclear deal packed Times Square earlier this evening, many calling on home-state Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to stand against the deal.

Schumer has been a longtime supporter of Israel, but has not indicated yet which way he’ll go on the Iran vote expected by September.

The Stop Iran Rally drew speakers such as former CIA Director James Woolsey, Alan Dershowitz, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), and 95-year-old former longtime Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. The only presidential candidate to show was former New York Gov. George Pataki.

Dozens of groups sponsored the event, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Stand With Us, the Republican Jewish Coalition, Zionist Organization of America, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s The World Values Network, and Christians United for Israel.

“Jewish lives matter.” “Where is Chuck? Kill this deal”! #StopIranRally #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/pDI1LPvgfk

— Anne Bayefsky (@AnneBayefsky) July 23, 2015

An estimated 12,000 people at the largest rally in Times Square ever. #StopIranRally pic.twitter.com/QuYTaSPryI

— Aya (@TheOnlyAya) July 23, 2015

At the #StopIranRally pic.twitter.com/cCRWM0Ctqm

— ElderOfZiyon (@elderofziyon) July 22, 2015

10s of thousands chant Kill This Deal! @SenSchumer the people don’t want this, where are you?! #StopIranRally pic.twitter.com/j0O5PBEk4v

— Eytan Sosnovich (@EytanSosnovich) July 22, 2015

10,000 + in attendance to protest the dangerous deal @ #stopiranrally in NYC pic.twitter.com/UWBfIeob5b

— Rabbi Shmuley (@RabbiShmuley) July 22, 2015

Noting the #FreeAmirNow poster… MT @RepTrentFranks I just spoke to 10,000+ in #TimesSquare at the #StopIranRally. pic.twitter.com/LA2BDj88oB

— Bridget Johnson (@Bridget_PJM) July 22, 2015

Predictably, some folks on Twitter freaked out…