Arrests were made Tuesday night as pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, police say.
NEW YORK -- Arrests were made Tuesday night as pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside New York City 's Fashion Institute of Technology, police say.The demonstration began in Union Square, where hundreds gathered to call for a cease-fire as Israel now enters the southern Gaza city of Rafah.Police followed closely behind as the hundreds marched and traffic stalled. A handful of people were arrested, but most of the march was peaceful.
Rallies causing tension in New York CityCeleste Faison, executive director of Movement for Black Lives and a demonstration strategist in Harlem, believes New York's pro-Palestinian demonstrations have grown in recent weeks both because of developments in the war as well as the imagery coming out of college campuses.'The point of protest is to stop business as usual,' she said.
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