Jewish activists arrested en masse after shutting down NY Stock Exchange in pro-Palestine sit-in

Jewish activists arrested en masse after shutting down NY Stock Exchange in pro-Palestine sit-in More than 200 Jewish pro-Palestine protesters were arrested Monday after demonstrators stormed the New York Stock Exchange and staged a sit-in outside, the New York Post reported. Around 500 protesters, many from the group Jewish Voice for Peace, gathered outside the Manhattan landmark chanting “free Palestine“ and holding signs reading “Jews for Palestine’s freedom.” Before the stock market’s opening bell some demonstrators chained themselves to the building’s doors while others removed jackets that had concealed pro-Palestine slogans, footage showed. The protest was aimed at pressuring the US government to stop sending weapons to Israel, with protesters demanding funds be directed toward FEMA instead. Police arrested at least 206 protesters and transported them away in buses. According to Beth Miller, the political director of Jewish Voice for Peace, the goal was to disrupt business on... Source: Sputnik International