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Hundreds of protestors have clashed with police after storming into Grand Central Station to demand a ceasefire in the Middle East.
Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace said they are hosting a ‘historic sit-in’ on the main concourse of the iconic station in Manhattan.
Protestors could be heard chanting: ‘No more weapons, no more war. Ceasefire is what we’re fighting for.’
Footage has also emerged on social media showing a large crowd attempting to enter the station, but are being held back by NYPD officers.
Signs have also been hung around the concourse, with one reading: ‘Palestinians should be free.’
Protestors could be heard chanting: ‘No more weapons, no more war. Ceasefire is what we’re fighting for.’
Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace said they are hosting a ‘historic sit-in’ on the main concourse of the iconic station in Manhattan
Others said: ‘Mourn the dead, and fight like hell for the living’ and another claled for an immediate ceasefire in the region.
Jewish Voice for Peace had issued a statement on their intended protest, saying: ‘In the last two weeks, over 7,000 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis were killed.
‘Every bomb dropped on Gaza threatens the lives of 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza and 200 Israeli hostages. The only way to save lives [is] through an immediate ceasefire.’
Subsequent videos have emerged showing officers attempting to disperse the crowds inside the station, as well as some being arrested.
According to one social media user, police had made an announcement that those who remained sitting risked being arrested.
After the protest started earlier tonight, Jewish Voice for Peace encouraged others to join them.
In a post to social media, the group said: ‘In the midst of a massive bombarding onslaught on Gaza, hundreds of Jews and friends are taking over Grand Central Station in a historic sit-in calling for a ceasefire.
‘Come join now! The location of this demonstration is the main concourse at Grand Central Station.’
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After the protest started earlier tonight, Jewish Voice for Peace encouraged others to join them
According to one social media user, police had made an announcement that those who remained sitting risked being arrested
Subsequent videos have emerged showing officers attempting to disperse the crowds inside the station, as well as some being arrested
The Big Apple, which has the biggest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel, has been a hotbed for protests since the conflict started earlier this month.
Earlier Thursday, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched from Wall Street to City Hall to protest against U.S. weapons manufacturers and investment companies and dozens of others have raged across the country and world.
Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday that 233 people have been arrested at the over 100 protests and rallies held in the city.
New York’s Jewish community is also being being warned to stay away from a rally planned to take place in Brooklyn on Saturday as a matter of safety.
‘Jews should definitely avoid the area,’ COLlive.com reported, citing a security source. ‘There’s no intel at this time in which direction the protest will head. Locals should definitely stay away from Eastern Parkway in that area.’
Jewish Voice for Peace had also taken over a US Congress building last week to demand a ceasefire.
At least a hundred protesters occupied a building of the US Congress urging lawmakers and Joe Biden’s administration to push for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The group Dressed in black T-shirts emblazoned with the words ‘Jews say cease fire now’ and ‘Not in our name’.
‘Jews say ceasefire now’ reads shirts on the backs of the protestors
The activists sat clapping and singing on the floor in the rotunda of the Cannon House Office building and held up large banners that read ‘Ceasefire’ and ‘Let Gaza Live’.
Capitol police said protests are not allowed inside the building and several demonstrators were arrested.
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