Jews are being arrested in the USA
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Sputnik Hundreds of people were arrested this Friday (27) after police broke up a large protest at Grand Central Station in New York. The Jewish group “Jewish Voice for Peace” called for the demonstration in support of Gaza.
According to the New York Police Department At least 200 people were arrested. That’s what the organizers claim the number is closer to 300.
The New York chapter of the nongovernmental organization called for the protest Jewish voice for peace. The NGO stated that thousands of its members took part in the protest and that “the largest civil disobedience New York City has seen in the last 20 years“.
The group had already held another protest in Washington two weeks ago Hundreds of protesters were also arrested.
Videos from the crime scene show a large crowd at the train and subway terminal. The vast majority wear Tshirts with slogans like “Not in our name” It is “Jews now say ceasefire“, or “Not in our name“ and “Jews are now calling for a ceasefire”, in free translation. In the pictures there are also banners and posters with the inscription “Palestinians should be free” It is “We mourn the dead and fight desperately for the living“.
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Other videos show dozens of protesters in lines, handcuffed and detained by police Out of town.
The demonstration began with lighting Shabbat candles and reciting a Jewish prayer dedicated to the dead, known as Kaddish.
“Although Shabbat is normally a day of rest, We cannot afford to rest while a genocide is taking place in our name,” Rabbi May Ye said in a statement released by the organizers.
“The lives of Palestinians and Israelis are closely linked and security can only come through justice, equality and freedom for all,” the rabbi said.