More than 150 pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war were reportedly arrested after blocking traffic in Manhattan on Friday night.
_x000D_The demonstration – organized by Democratic Socialists of America – began at 5 p.m. in Bryant Park before the protesters marched towards Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Midtown office.
_x000D_During the route, scores of ralliers planted themselves on Fifth Avenue around 8 p.m., sitting in uniformed lines across the busy road.
_x000D_The protesters stood their ground, despite orders from NYPD cops to move along or otherwise face summonses for disorderly conduct.
_x000D_“Ceasefire now!” the demonstrators chanted as some were plucked from their places on the ground.
_x000D_The detained protesters were taken away in buses, according to the DSA.
_x000D_“150+ New Yorkers are being arrested for demanding ceasefire in Gaza!” the NYC chapter of the DSA wrote on X.
