Police arrest hundreds after Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionism group, holds 'largest civil disobedience New York City has seen in 20 years'
Police arrest hundreds after Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionism group, holds "largest civil disobedience New York City has seen in 20 years"Photos from the scene show long lines of young people standing in handcuffs and wearing black sweatshirts with the words "Not In Our Name" and "Cease Fire Now" printed in white. / Photo: AFP
Photos from the scene showed long lines of young people standing in handcuffs and wearing black sweatshirts with the words"Not In Our Name" and"Cease Fire Now" printed in white. Organisers called the peaceful sit-in"the largest civil disobedience New York City has seen in 20 years." "The lives of Palestinians and Israelis are intertwined, and safety can only come from justice, equality, and freedom for all," the rabbi said.
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