Hundreds of people gathered both inside and outside 30th Street Station in Philadelphia demanding a ceasefire and an end to bloodshed in the Israel Hamas war.
Hundreds of people descended on 30th Street Station to demand a ceasefire and end to the violence in Gaza, disrupting traffic and train travel.Dozens of protestors were led away in zip tie handcuffs by Philadelphia police into waiting police buses as part of a huge demonstration that started hours earlier inside and outside 30th Street Station Thursday.
"We are here to say death will not bring about justice and redemption. We are here to ask the U.S. government to use its power and its money to call for a ceasefire and to end the violence in Gaza," Rabbi Ari Lev Fernari, Senior Rabbi with Kol Tzedek Synagogue, stated. "As a Jew, when we say never again, never forget, we mean for everyone," Noah Caper said. "We are willing to risk arrest. I have water. I have food. I plan to stay here."
Many exits and entrances to the station closed early in the evening, with police standing guard. Some travelers had to push their way through the crowds to get inside. Angela Thornton-Young, in Philly on business, was trying to get back to Maryland. "A lot of us just want to get where we need to go. I appreciate and respect what they’re doing, but man, it’s causing disruption."
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