PHOTOS: Anti-War Activists Protest in Century City

Scroll through the gallery above to see photos of a protest held Thursday afternoon outside a Century City fundraiser for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

Anti-war activists gathered in front of Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and held a news conference that included Miko Peled, son of Israeli Gen. Matti Peled and author of "The General's Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine."

The FIDF is a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in New York that initiates and helps support educations, social, cultural and recreational programs and facilities the young men and women soldiers of Israel, according to its website. It also supports the families of fallen soldiers.

—City News Service and Patch editor Rebecca Whitnall contributed to this report.

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