Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators gathered in front of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) home in Brooklyn, calling on the United States to “stop giving arms to Israel.”
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#now Hundreds of people gathered in a “street rally” in front of Sen. Schumer’s home, blocking streets in Brooklyn and risking arrest in the Gaza Strip to demand “stop giving arms to Israel.” pic.twitter.com/xmFaBB1ck5
— Oliya Scooter Caster (@ScooterCasterNY) April 23, 2024
Jewish protesters who gathered in front of Mr. Schumer’s home reportedly joined groups such as the New York City chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), If Not Now, and People. They came from groups such as the New York chapter of Jews for Species and Economic Justice. post At X at JVP NYC.
BREAKING: Thousands of American Jews @jvplive, @ifnotnoworgand @jfrejnyc The Israeli government held an emergency Passover rally and blocked the street from the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to demand that Israel stop sending weapons to the genocidal government. ing. pic.twitter.com/IV932gshSg
— Jewish Voice for Peace in New York City (@jvpliveNY) April 23, 2024
The protesters were demanding that the US stop supplying weapons to Israel, which continues to wage war against Hamas.
New York City Police Department officer caught on video tell Protesters in front of Schumer’s home claimed they were “obstructing vehicular traffic” and would be arrested for disorderly conduct if they “moved to the sidewalk”. did.
Protesters could be heard shouting “stop funding genocide”.
#breaking news Hundreds of people blocked the Brooklyn street outside Schumer’s home, chanting “stop the streets” and demanding an end to arms against Israel, with “Jewish Voices for Peace” on their shirts. There were mass arrests.
video: @yyeeaaahboii2 Desk@freedomnews.tv… pic.twitter.com/IiTBnAWR5i
— Oliya Scooter Caster (@ScooterCasterNY) April 24, 2024
Anti-Israel protests have increased in recent days across the United States and on college campuses such as Columbia University, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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