Over 200 Arrested in New York Protesting Bombings in Gaza

By Le Figaro with AFP

Published 2 hours ago, Updated 50 minutes ago

Several hundred people were arrested Friday in New York. KENA BETANCUR / AFP

Police announced at least 200 arrests after the dispersal of this protest rally against the bombings in Gaza.

Several hundred people were arrested Friday in New York during a demonstration organized by a Jewish movement against Israel’s bombing of Gaza, according to police and organizers.

New York police announced at least 200 arrests, and organizers said more than 300 people were arrested during the dispersal of the rally inside New York’s Grand Central station.

Photos taken at the scene showed long lines of young people in handcuffs, wearing black sweatshirts with the words “”Not In Our Name» (not on our behalf) and “Cease Fire Now» (ceasefire now).

The massive sit-in was organized by the group Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City, which said several thousand participants blocked the station’s main concourse. It’s about “largest act of civil disobedience New York City has seen in twenty years“, he said.

Images showed the terminal crowded with protesters holding banners reading “Palestinians must be free» et «Mourning the dead, fighting like hell for the living».

Rabbis kicked off the event by lighting Shabbat candles and reciting Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.

«Shabbat is usually a day of rest, but we cannot afford to rest while genocide is taking place in our namesaid Rabbi May Ye in a statement released by the organizers.

«The lives of Palestinians and Israelis are intertwined, and security can only come from justice, equality and freedom for all“, she added.

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2023-10-28 05:51:00
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