Dozens of “Rabbis for Ceasefire” protesters had been arrested after blocking visitors to the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday afternoon, in line with authorities and sources.
At the least 56 demonstrators had been arrested on the Yom Kippur occasion hosted by Rabbis for Ceasefire, a bunch of Rabbis and Rabbinical college students protesting in assist of Palestine and towards Israel's army motion in Gaza, in line with sources.
Video obtained by The Put up captured scores of protesters blocking visitors on the Brooklyn Bridge whereas sitting in entrance of a “not one other bomb” banner.
NYPD officers swarmed in to arrest dozens of the keffiyeh-wearing protesters, whereas many clapped and sang in Hebrew as cops performed an audio warning that they'd be charged with disorderly conduct.
Protesters appeared not to withstand arrest as they had been cuffed, with lots of them persevering with to sing.
The protest occasion started at roughly 3:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Corridor to take part within the Yizkor ritual, a particular memorial prayer performed on Jewish holidays, together with Yom Kippur, in line with social media posts from organizers.
