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Demonstrators carried signs reading “We must stop” and “Bibi will kill us all,” while about 200 people gathered at Horev Junction in Haifa. Anti-war demonstrations were held across Israel on Saturday
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'Not weeds or fringe youth': Hundreds of Israelis protest West Bank settler violence in Tel Aviv
Oded Papourish, an activist injured in the village of Kusra last month, emphasized that settler violence “relies on the understanding that Israel's law enforcement will always stand by their side."
Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel. The antiwar group Jewish Voices for Peace led hundreds in a sit-in attempt at the senators’ Manhattan offices.
A public dispute broke out between Israel Police and the State Attorney’s Office over the handling of protest cases, with police accusing the prosecution of abandoning officers. A public dispute
A protest in Manhattan on Monday against arms sales to Israel, held at the doorstep of the offices of New York’s two Democratic senators, led the police to detain about 90 people, including Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Ohio State officials have not identified the student and staff member charged with criminal trespassing. Organizers dispute the university's claim that the Tuesday demonstration was disruptive.
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Israel antiwar protests spur intensifying government crackdown
TEL AVIV, Israel — It was a strange sight, even for wartime Israel: A line of police horses descended into the vast public bomb shelter beneath Tel Aviv’s Habima Square — hooves clattering against the concrete as officers led them to safety.
JVP-led protesters attempt to hold sit-in inside the offices of Democratic senators Schumer and Gillibrand, who haven't backed resolutions by Bernie Sanders to stop $600M sale