Thousands of people protested the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York City on Monday afternoon. “Our message to him is 'go home, go home and stay there,'” said author and Nobel prize winner Eli Wiesel.

Instead of attending the opening ceremony at the United Nations, Ahmadinejad should be on trial in international court, Wiesel said, where he should be convicted of inciting to commit crimes against humanity. Criticizing a leader like Ahmadinejad who calls for nuclear attacks is not enough, he said—such a leader must be brought to trial.

Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik and Natan Sharansky attended the rally.