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‘This Is New York, Not Palestine, Not Gaza!’ Angry New Yorkers Confront Anti-Israel Protesters Across City
Anti-Israel protesters block the Holland Tunnel in New York City on Jan. 8, 2024. Source: X/Twitter
Anti-Israel protesters on Monday morning took to the streets of lower Manhattan in New York City, where they blocked access to drivers on four bridges, leading to hundreds of arrests and a miserable commute for thousands.
Hundreds of demonstrators — locking themselves together using zip ties and chanting slogans including “NYPD, KKK, IDF: They’re all the same!” — blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, and Holland Tunnel for over two hours.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said 325 people were arrested, with many facing misdemeanor charges.
Protest organizers, which included the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace, said in a statement that “the protesters created — briefly, imperfectly — a physical analogue for the situation in Gaza, where there is no getting out.”
Videos posted on social media show scenes of complete traffic gridlock across the city, along with furious commuters who confronted protesters.
A construction worker is seen in videos posted on social media rolling down his windows asking the protesters to allow him to get to work. “There are people on the street,” a protester says. “Why?” the man asks. “Because we’re protesting the genocide in Gaza. We’re sorry for doing this,” the protester replies. “Get off the f—king road,” the driver then says in response.
Another man was filmed confronting protesters in a shoving match. “You’re disrupting traffic, idiots!” he says. “You can’t do that, that’s against the law!” As protesters continued to block his vehicle, the man explained he was trying to pick his daughter up. Other motorists can be heard saying “run them over!”
Videos also show a commuter yelling at protesters from his car window: “They ruined my day … This is New York, not Palestine, not Gaza!”
#NOW “This is New York, not Palestine, not Gaza!” a man shouts as Pro-Palestine protesters are getting arrested after blocking Holland Tunnel “They ruin my day? F them!” pic.twitter.com/POF6Am5rN1
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) January 8, 2024
The Holland Tunnel reopened around 10:30 am, and the last of the protests dispersed shortly before 11:30 am, the NYPD said on X/Twitter.
The demonstrations came after protesters on Saturday blocked freeway traffic in Seattle for several hours.
Recent anti-Israel demonstrations in New York have also taken place outside John F. Kennedy International Airport as well as inside Grand Central Terminal.
“If the world does not stop for Gaza, we will stop the world,” a group called Writers Against the War on Gaza said in a statement on X/Twitter.
Other anti-Israel groups around the country endorsed Monday’s actions and pledged more in the future.
“Disrupt everything. Shut it all down. #FreePalestine,” said People’s City Council — Los Angeles, an activist group based in the city, on X/Twitter.
In November, People’s City Council — which describes itself as an “abolitionist, anti-capitalist & anti-imperialist collective amplifying the voice of the people through direct action” — organized a raucous protest outside the home of the president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the foremost pro-Israel lobbying group in the US. Protesters lit smoke bombs and called the AIPAC head a “baby killer.”
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Trump Announces India and Pakistan ‘Agreed to a Full and Immediate Ceasefire’
US President Donald Trump attends the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis
i24 News – US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence,” he posted on social media. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the ceasefire, saying Saudi Arabia and Turkey also played an important role in facilitating the deal.
The ceasefire follows weeks of clashes and cross-border missile and drone strikes triggered by a gun massacre of Indian tourists last month.
New Delhi has blamed jihadists from the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN-designated terrorist organization. Pakistan denies the charge.
Dozens of civilians have been killed on both sides.
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Latest Columbia Scandal Sees Over 65 Students Suspended, Including Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Daughter
Pro-Palestinian protesters are detained by NYPD after taking part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, U.S., May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Dana Edwards
i24 News – In the latest antisemitism scandal at the prestigious New York institution, Columbia University suspended dozens of students and barred from campus alumni and others who took part in a chaotic and violent anti-Israel incident inside the school’s main library earlier in the week.
On May 7, the mask-clad mob forced its way into the library, injuring two public safety officers in the process. Once inside, they vandalized property, adorning the premises with Palestinian flags, scrawling “Columbia will burn” on a glass case, and declaring the library a “liberated zone.”
Some 75 protesters were arrested after refusing to comply with police directives, including Ramona Sarsgaard, daughter of Hollywood A-lister Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor Peter Sarsgaard.
The Ivy League university in Manhattan declined to say how long the disciplinary measures would be in place, saying only that the decisions are pending further investigation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said his office will review the visa status of those who participated in the library takeover for possible deportation.
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US, Iran to Hold 4th Round of Nuclear Talks on Eve of Trump’s Gulf Tour
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on before a meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
i24 News – The United States and Iran will hold a fourth round of nuclear talks Sunday in Oman, officials said, just ahead of a visit to the region by President Donald Trump.
Trump, who will visit three other Gulf Arab monarchies next week, has voiced hope for reaching a deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program that would avert an Israeli military strike on Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities that could ignite a wider war. He has refused, however, to rule out military action in the event the talks come to naught.
Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said that Oman, the mediator in the talks, had proposed Sunday as the date and both sides accepted it.
“Negotiations are moving ahead and naturally, the more we advance, the more consultations we have, and the more time the delegations need to examine the issues,” he was quoted as saying by regime media. “But what’s important is that we are moving forward so that we gradually get into the details.”
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s personal friend serving as his globe-trotting negotiator, will take part in the talks.
American and Iranian representatives voiced optimism after the previous talks that took place in Oman and Rome, saying there was a friendly atmosphere despite the two countries’ decades of enmity.
However the two sides are not believed to have thrashed out the all-important technical details, and basic questions remain.
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