(Opinion) NEW YORK – Pro-Palestinian protesters who support Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil illegally occupied the Trump Tower lobby in Manhattan. The unwanted guests were wearing similar red shirts with propaganda and were demanding that Khalil be released from an ICE detention facility in Louisiana.
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During a live split-screen broadcast by Fox News, the group could be heard in the background chanting, ‘Free, free, free Palestinian’. Officers were seen using zip ties to restrain the protesters who were then removed and loaded into waiting vehicles.
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“The Jewish Voice for Peace said it helped organize the protest. The group’s X account says its aim is to organize Jews “toward Palestinian liberation and Judaism beyond Zionism.
“As Jews, we are taking over the Trump Tower to register our mass refusal,” the group wrote.
“We will not stand by as this fascist regime attempts to criminalize Palestinians and all those calling for an end to the Israeli government’s US-funded genocide of the Palestinian people. And we will never stop fighting for a free Palestine. If you come for one, you face us all. Free Mahmoud, free Palestine!”
Mahmoud is fighting in court to stop the government from kicking him out of the country after Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered his removal. Mahmoud is accused of being a Hamas supporter and helping to organize a violent take-over protest on the campus of Columbia University. The protests prevented Jewish students from being able to attend classes due to being terrified.
Things that have occurred in the U.S. since the October 7th attack on Israel:
- Paul Kessler dies after altercation
- Swatting incidents targeting Jewish institutions spiked
- Rise in reported antisemitic incidents
- Protesters blocking traffic
- Protesters vandalizing property
- Verbal and physical clashes with pro-Israel supporters
- Pro-Palestinian encampments at universities
Jewish Voice for Peace is known for partnering with various groups to protest.
Here are some of the incidents they have been involved in:
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- Here are some of the incidents they have been involved in:
- Occupation of Grand Central Terminal
- Staged a sit-in at the Statue of Liberty
- Helped coordinate protests in 8 cities
- Disruption of 30th Street Station
- Shut down the Manhattan Bridge for hours