Pro-Palestinians demonstrated in front of Hanan Ben Ari's performance in New York. A group of Jews and Israelis who were at the concert confronted those dozens of demonstrators.

They waved Israeli flags, shouted slogans at them, and sang "Aam Yisrael Hai" and "Return the kidnapped now". Outside the hall there was heavy security by New York police officers. The thousands of people in the audience were moved, sang Hanan ben Ari's songs and shouted together Bring Them Home Now.