Chelsea Manning and Actress Hari Nef Arrested at NYC Protest Against US Arms Sales to Israel
Senator Chuck Schumer's office was the site of mass arrests as protesters demanded he block US arms sales to Israel.
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Senator Chuck Schumer's office was the site of mass arrests as protesters demanded he block US arms sales to Israel.
More than 100 protesters, including Chelsea Manning and Hari Nef, were arrested in NYC while demanding Senators Schumer and Gillibrand block a $658.8 million arms sale to Israel.
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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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