More than 100 protesters chanting pro-Palestinian chants were taken away by New York City police officers Tuesday night near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home in Brooklyn, according to footage from a raucous demonstration. .
Anti-Israel protesters, many of them from Jewish activist groups, were arrested after refusing to block traffic at Grand Army Plaza during a protest known as a “street seder.”
Footage from the group’s program showed protesters standing or sitting in the street with their arms crossed and chanting “ceasefire now” and “let Gaza live”.
Authorities arrested the crowd of protesters without incident and directed them to MTA buses being used to transport them to their reservations, according to photos and videos from the scene.
The NYPD did not immediately know how many protesters were arrested Tuesday night.
“Thousands of American Jews from Jewish Voices for Peace, IfNotNow, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice held an emergency Passover gathering. , blocking the street from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home and demanding that it stop sending weapons to the genocidal Israeli government, organizers tweeted.
Protesters also projected pro-Palestinian messages on the Brooklyn Public Library, including “Defund genocide” and “No one is free until everyone is free,” according to photos from the scene. .
The US Senate easily passed a $95.3 billion aid package for the defense of Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Tuesday, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk.
“This is one of the most important measures Congress has passed in years to protect America’s security and the future of our democracy,” said New York’s senior senator, Schumer. tweeted on Tuesday.
About $17 billion will go to Israel, which has been at war with Hamas since the terrorist group attacked the Jewish state on October 7.
