More than 100 anti-Israel ‘Seder in the Streets’ protesters arrested during rally near Sen. Schumer’s NYC home
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More than 100 protesters were hauled away by NYPD cops as they chanted in support of Palestinians on Tuesday evening near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home in Brooklyn, according to footage of the raucous demonstration.
The anti-Israel protesters, including many from Jewish activist organizations, were arrested after they refused to budge from blocking traffic at Grand Army Plaza during the protest dubbed “Seder in the Streets.”
Protesters were either standing or sitting in the street with their arms linked together as they chanted, “Cease-fire now” and “Let Gaza live,” footage from the group shows.
Authorities arrested the throngs of protesters without incident and led them onto MTA buses that were being used to transport them to booking, according to photos and video at the scene.
The NYPD did not immediately have the number of protesters arrested Tuesday night.
“Thousands of US Jews with (Jewish Voice for Peace), (IfNotNow), and (Jews for Racial and Economic Justice) are holding an emergency Passover seder, shutting down the streets of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home to demand he stop sending weapons to the Israeli government as it carries out a genocide,” according to a tweet from the organizers.
Protesters also projected pro-Palestinian messages on the Brooklyn Public Library, including “Stop Funding 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 Tuesday for Ukraine and Israel, as well as in defense of Taiwan, with the measure now sent to President Biden’s desk.
“This is one of the most consequential measures Congress has passed in years to protect America’s security and the future of Democracy,” Schumer, the senior senator from New York, tweeted Tuesday.
About $17 billion will be going toward Israel, which has been in a war against Hamas since the terror group’s deadly sneak assault on the Jewish state on Oct. 7.
