Activists climb J’lem bridge to protest Arctic drilling

A group of Greenpeace activists, using the opportunity of President Obama’s visit, have climbed the Bridge of Strings in Jerusalem to protest US oil exploration in the Arctic Circle and to call on the president to take action against climate change.

Reportedly police detained a handful of activists on the ground, but at least five eluded the cops and were able to climb the structure, a specially designed suspension bridge that runs over the main entrance to Jerusalem.

A Greenpeace activist on the Bridge of Strings in Jerusalem on Thursday. (Screenshot: Channel 2)
A Greenpeace activist on the Bridge of Strings in Jerusalem on Thursday. (Screenshot: Channel 2)

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