Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) home in Brooklyn, calling for the United States to “stop arming Israel.”
Video footage posted to X showed what appeared to be hundreds of protesters gathered in the street outside of Schumer’s home for a “Seder in the Streets” on the second day of the Passover Jewish holiday.
A seder is a Passover holiday meal, which includes songs, stories, reading, and eating special foods, along with other traditions. For those who live in Israel, it is held on the first night of Passover, but for those outside of Israel, it is held on the first two nights of Passover.
#NOW Hundreds gathered for “Seder in the Streets” outside of Senator Schumer’s home, shutting down Brooklyn street and risking arrests for Gaza and demanding to “Stop Arming Israel”. pic.twitter.com/xmFaBB1ck5
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) April 23, 2024
Jewish protesters gathered outside of Schumer’s home were reportedly from groups such as the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) chapter in New York City, If Not Now, and the New York chapter of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, according to a post on X by JVP NYC.
BREAKING: Thousands of US Jews with @jvplive, @ifnotnoworg, and @jfrejnyc 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. pic.twitter.com/IV932gshSg
— Jewish Voice for Peace NYC (@jvpliveNY) April 23, 2024
Protesters gathered were reportedly demanding that the U.S. stop sending weapons to Israel as it continues its war against Hamas.
Officers from the New York Police Department were captured on video telling protesters outside of Schumer’s home that they were “blocking vehicular traffic” and would be arrested for disorderly conduct if they did not “move and get onto the sidewalk.”
Protesters could be heard chanting, “Stop Funding Genocide.”
#BREAKING MASS ARRESTS as hundreds blocked Brooklyn street outside Schumer home, during ‘Seder in the Streets’ as they chant “Stop Funding Genocide” their shirts reads “Jewish voices for peace” as they demand to stop arming Israel.
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2 Desk@freedomnews.tv… pic.twitter.com/IiTBnAWR5i
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) April 24, 2024
In recent days, there has been an increase in anti-Israel protests occurring across the nation and on college campuses such as Columbia University, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The House of Representatives recently passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other humanitarian efforts.
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