From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Jewish anti-Israel protesters storm Trump Tower in New York City
Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.
Dozens of protesters storm Trump Tower in New York City to demand the release of detained Columbia University protest organizer Mahmoud Khalil.
The anti-Zionist activist group Jewish Voice for Peace posts images showing dozens of protesters chanting in the midtown Manhattan building lobby.
“Free Mahmoud, free them all,” the protesters chant.
The demonstrators carry signs that say, “Fight Nazis, not students,” and “Jews for Palestinian Freedom.” They wear red shirts that say “Stop arming Israel.”
“As Jews, we are taking over the Trump Tower to register our mass refusal,” JVP says in a statement.
As Jews, we are taking over the Trump Tower to register our mass refusal. We will not stand by as this fascist regime attempts to criminalize Palestinians and all those calling for an end to the Israeli government’s US-funded genocide of the Palestinian people. And we will never… pic.twitter.com/t2Ql8qRBgw
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) March 13, 2025
