US Edition35 rabbis arrested in NYC and DC protests for Gaza food aid - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, DC, JUL 29 – Over 1,000 rabbis have called to end Gaza’s blockade amid a worsening hunger crisis, with protests leading to multiple arrests in both cities, advocates said.
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35 rabbis arrested in NYC and DC protests for Gaza food aid - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Dozens of rabbis were arrested Tuesday morning after staging a protest at the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, calling for aid in Gaza and an end to what they called the Israeli government’s “blockade” of the enclave. The arrests come a day after eight rabbis were arrested at a separate demonstration in New York City, in a sign of surging Jewish concern about the condition of Gaza civilians. In Washington, …
35 US rabbis arrested in separate NYC and DC demonstrations for Gaza food aid
JTA — Dozens of US left-wing rabbis were arrested Tuesday morning after staging a protest at the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, calling for aid in Gaza and an end to what they called the Israeli government’s “blockade” of the enclave. The arrests came a day…
Over 40 US Rabbis Arrested in New York and Washington DC Protests for Gaza Humanitarian Aid
Over 40 US rabbis were arrested protesting for humanitarian aid for Gaza, demanding an end to the Israeli blockade. The protests in NYC and DC signified a shift in some Jewish leaders towards prioritizing humanitarian issues in Israel/Palestine.
More than 1,000 Jewish rabbis and scholars from the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU and Israel signed an open letter accusing Tel Aviv of using hunger as a weapon in Gaza by severely restricting humanitarian aid, resulting in malnutrition and "artificial famine," according to UN official Philippe Lazzarini. The letter, initiated by rabbis such as Jonathan Wittenberg, Art Green and Ariel Pollak, states that depriving Gaza of food, water…
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