Police arrested 98 protesters on March 13 after they occupied the lobby of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, staging a loud demonstration in support of Palestine and against the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist who led protests at Columbia University condemning Israel’s military response to the Hamas terror attacks of Oct. 7, 2023.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) repeatedly ordered demonstrators to leave before officers moved in, arresting 98 individuals on charges including trespassing, obstruction, and resisting arrest, according to a police briefing.
The protesters were affiliated with Jewish Voice for Peace, which describes itself as a progressive Jewish anti-Zionist group. “As Jews, we are taking over Trump Tower to register our mass refusal,” the organization said in a statement. “We will not stand by as this fascist regime criminalizes Palestinians and those calling for an end to the Israeli government’s U.S.-funded genocide.”…