1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Manhattan Bridge calling for ceasefire

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Far-left protesters shut down the Manhattan Bridge in a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on November 26, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
Far-left protesters shut down the Manhattan Bridge in a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on November 26, 2023. (Screen capture/X)

During one of the year’s busiest travel days in the US, over 1,000 far-left Jewish Americans and other pro-Palestinian activists block traffic at New York City’s Manhattan Bridge, in the latest anti-Israel protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“Due to a demonstration, the Manhattan Bridge is closed in both directions. If possible, use alternative routes. Update to follow,” the NYPD says in a statement.

“Ceasefire, not genocide! President Biden pick a side!” they chant.

The US has opposed a ceasefire, explaining that it will benefit Hamas, which has vowed to carry out additional massacres like the one it executed on October 7.

Among those participating in the protest are activists from the far-left Jewish Voice for Peace group.

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