Over 200 people were arrested outside the New York Stock Exchange at a protest against the U.S. sending aid to Israel.
NEW YORK -- A demonstration against U.S. aid being sent to Israel led to more than 200 arrests outside the New York Stock Exchange , NYPD said. According to police, 206 protesters were arrested Monday morning after they got inside a security fence at the Wall Street entrance in Lower Manhattan . 'Jews have a long tradition of opposing war' The organizing group Jewish Voices for Peace estimated around 500 people took part in the sit in.'A lot of our resources are going to war.
'We refuse for our government continue doing this, using our tax dollars while our country is suffering from climate disaster, from lack of health care,' said Sumaya Awad, with the Palestinian advocacy group Adalah Justice Project. Some protesters chained themselves to a fence at the entrance to the stock exchange and responders used bolt cutters to unchain them. U.S.
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