About 100 People Detained at N.Y.C. Protest Over Arms Sales to Israel
Protesters targeted Senator Chuck Schumer’s office over U.S. arms sales to Israel; a spokesman said he declined to comment.
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Protesters targeted Senator Chuck Schumer’s office over U.S. arms sales to Israel; a spokesman said he declined to comment.
Republished from The New York Times, with credit to the original publisher.
31 stories · 94–95 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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About 100 people were detained after protesters blocked a Manhattan street to oppose U.S. arms sales to Israel, including sales Senator Bernie Sanders is seeking to block. The article reports that protesters targeted the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, while the Trump administration defended the proposed sales.
Senator seeking a vote to block the arms and equipment sales
Sanders's version of this story ↗
Senator whose office was a protest target
Gillibrand's version of this story ↗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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