'Talk Is Cheap': 100 Arrested at Sit-In Demanding Schumer, Gillibrand Vote No on More Arms for Israel
Senator Chuck Schumer's office was the site of a mass sit-in where protesters demanded he vote against weapons sales to Israel.
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Senator Chuck Schumer's office was the site of a mass sit-in where protesters demanded he vote against weapons sales to Israel.
Approximately 100 activists were arrested at a sit-in outside the NYC offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, demanding they vote to block weapons sales to Israel and oppose funding for a war in Iran.
Target of protest regarding weapons sales
Gillibrand's version of this story ↗President mentioned in context of war funding
Sponsor of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval
Center-leaning outlets like NBC News focus on Schumer’s pledge to force weekly votes against what he labels "Operation Epic Failure," while Fox News highlights the Senator's decision to allow arms sales to Israel despite his vocal criticism of the Iran conflict. Left-leaning Common Dreams frames the mass arrests at Schumer’s Manhattan office as a grassroots demand for him to move beyond "cheap talk" and actively block military aid.
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