Darializa Avila Chevalier joined protesters blocking traffic before Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. speech and was handcuffed and led onto a police bus. The protest unfolded alongside a public dispute between Netanyahu and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani over Israel’s war in Gaza and the right to protest.
Congressional candidate who attended the protest but moved away when police ordered people to clear the roadway.
ALSO MENTIONED Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister whose U.N. speech and visit prompted the protest and political dispute.; Emily Gallagher, New York Assembly member who joined the protest.; Gustavo Gordillo, Co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City chapter who joined the protest.; Rama Duwaji, Mamdani’s wife, whose past social-media activity Netanyahu invoked in his speech.; Yoav Gallant, Former Israeli defense minister named as a subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor who criticized Netanyahu, declined to join the street protest and defended the right to peaceful demonstration.
ALSO MENTIONED Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister whose U.N. speech and visit prompted the protest and political dispute.; Emily Gallagher, New York Assembly member who joined the protest.; Gustavo Gordillo, Co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City chapter who joined the protest.; Rama Duwaji, Mamdani’s wife, whose past social-media activity Netanyahu invoked in his speech.; Yoav Gallant, Former Israeli defense minister named as a subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor who criticized Netanyahu, declined to join the street protest and defended the right to peaceful demonstration.
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