US EditionAnti-Israel NYC Councilwoman Tiffany Caban, dozens of protesters swarm Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand’s NYC offices to ‘let Gaza live’
NEW YORK CITY, AUG 1 – Fifty protesters, including two elected officials, were arrested during a sit-in demanding a ceasefire and an end to U.S.-supported Israeli attacks on Gaza, organizers said.
- On August 1, 2025, approximately 200 demonstrators gathered in the lobby of the Manhattan offices of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, calling for a halt to the hostilities involving Israel and urging the U.S. to stop backing Israeli military actions in Gaza.
- The protest followed a Senate vote less than 36 hours earlier in which both senators opposed blocking U.S. arms sales to Israel amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- Protesters held a sit-in in the lobby at 780 Third Avenue, making noise by banging pots and displaying banners with slogans such as "let Gaza live" and "let aid in now," while police warned that those who remained could be arrested.
- Approximately 50 individuals were arrested by NYPD officers during the protest, including City Council member Tiffany Cabán and Assembly member Claire Valdez. Organizer Jay Saper accused Senators Schumer and Gillibrand of providing ongoing support to the Israeli military as it allegedly perpetrates atrocities and employs starvation tactics against Palestinians.
- The protest highlighted severe conditions in Gaza, where 92% of homes are damaged, 90% of people displaced, and starvation has caused numerous deaths amid Israeli restrictions on aid and ongoing violence.
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(Substack)—New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand found themselves in the crosshairs of their own party’s radical fringe on Friday, as anti-Israel protesters stormed their Manhattan offices demanding an end to U.S. support for the Jewish state. The demonstration, organized by anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace, drew around 200 participants who wore shirts emblazoned with “Let Gaza Live” and banged empty pots and pans to sy…
'Stop Starving Gaza': 50 Arrested for Jewish-Led Protest at Schumer and Gillibrand's Offices
Jewish Voice for Peace said 50 people, including elected officials, were arrested at the offices of U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer while protesting the New York Democrats' continued support for Israel as it annihilates the Gaza Strip.
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