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Thousands of Jews Shut Down AIPAC HQ Protesting Group’s Opposition to Ceasefire, 18 Arrested Staging Sit-In at Offices of AIPAC-Supported Senators Schumer and Gillibrand
Protesters, including rabbis and descendants of Holocaust survivors, called upon elected officials to reject AIPAC and support a ceasefire in Gaza
New York, New York (February 22, 2024) — Thousands of Jews and allies, including rabbis and descendants of Holocaust survivors, shut down the AIPAC headquarters in New York City on Thursday, protesting the organization’s involvement in U.S. politics that threatens to undermine democracy by funneling millions of dollars into swaying members of Congress to oppose a ceasefire in Gaza, which is favored by the vast majority of Americans.
Down the block from AIPAC’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters, police arrested 18 protesters inside the offices of AIPAC-supported Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, who oppose a ceasefire and voted last week to send $14.1 billion in military funding to Israel.
“The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as AIPAC, uses millions of dollars and racist smear campaigns to ensure Congressional complicity in the Israeli’s government’s genocide of Palestinians,” said Jay Saper of Jewish Voice for Peace.
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https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2024/02/23/release-jvpny-aipac/?sourceid=1001761&emci=c41ae555-cedb-ee11-85fb-002248223794&emdi=363538f7-dadb-ee11-85fb-002248223794&ceid=78001