Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters detained in NYC: Organizers

200+ New Yorkers Occupy Maersk Building, Demanding End to Its Participation in Gaza Genocide

In New York, police arrested dozens of activists as over 200 Palestinian and Jewish New Yorkers led the occupation of the Maersk office building in Manhattan, demanding the shipping company halt the transportation of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. This is Naye from the Palestinian Youth Movement. Naye: “These fighter jets are responsible for dropping bombs on the people of Gaza, for destroying schools, hospitals, universities and the entire i…

200 Protesters Flood Maersk’s Manhattan HQ to Demand End to Military Shipments

Roughly 200 protesters occupied the lobby of Maersk’s Manhattan headquarters on June 11 to demand that the multibillion-dollar shipping conglomerate stop sending military cargo to Israel amid the genocide in Gaza. The intergenerational, multifaith coalition — organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace — poured through the revolving doors of a Midtown East skyscraper… Source

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters detained in NYC: Organizers

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – Dozens of protesters were detained during a pro-Palestinian protest at Maersk’s office in Midtown Manhattan, according to organizers.  The protest was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace.  More Local News Organizers said around 100 people were detained. Police confirmed several people were taken into custody during a demonstration on 45th Street just before 12 p.m. The NYPD wo…

Dozens arrested at pro-Gaza protest at Manhattan office building

NEW YORK — Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday as they staged a sit-in in the lobby of a Midtown East skyscraper, demanding that a company in the building stop providing arms to Israel.