Hundreds arrested at UN protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s General Assembly visit
Police arrested over 200 demonstrators on Manhattan's East Side after they blocked 1st Avenue near the United Nations. The protesters were demonstrating against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit and the ongoing war in Gaza.
Police made mass arrests Thursday afternoon after hundreds of demonstrators blocked the roadway on 1st Avenue near the United Nations in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s visit to the global organization based on Manhattan’s East Side. Over 200 demonstrators opposing Netanyahu’s visit and the ongoing war in Gaza rushed into the corner of...
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