Jewish Voice for Peace leads NYC sit-in against US arms sales
Protesters gathered at Senator Schumer's Manhattan office to demand he support resolutions blocking U.S. arms sales to Israel.
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Nearly 100 protesters were arrested outside the Manhattan offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand during a Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against U.S. arms sales to Israel.
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40 OUTLETSCenter-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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