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“Not in our name”: US Jewish group protests in eight cities for demanding Gaza ceasefire

Claire Martin Published December 15, 2023
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A Jewish group demanding a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza held protests on Thursday in eight US cities on the eighth night of Hanukkah, blocking rush hour traffic on busy streets and bridges in Washington and Philadelphia.

In Washington, the group Jewish Voice for Peace said about 90 protesters blocked the overpass to New York Avenue in the northwestern part of the US capital. Police said the demonstration closed the intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street and urged people to use alternate routes.

“On the 8th night of Hanukkah, 8 cities, 8 bridges,” Jewish Voice for Peace said on X, formerly called Twitter. “We are here, gathering across the country in massive, growing numbers, to say no more.”

BREAKING: the 8th bridge for the 8th night of Hanukkah was just shut down in Los Angeles by @jvp_la!

Like the hundreds of U.S. Jews who shut down bridges across the country today, the demonstrators in LA are calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a free Palestine. pic.twitter.com/ztid9QyGKD

— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) December 15, 2023

Demonstrations also occurred in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.

In Philadelphia, about 200 protesters briefly blocked the I-76 highway, and more than 30 arrests were made, a Reuters witness said. Protesters held signs and banners that read: “Let Gaza Live” and “Not in our name.”

We need a permanent ceasefire so that we can prevent the further loss of life and then build a future without occupation, blockade, or apartheid. A future in which everyone, including Palestinians, can live in freedom and safety. pic.twitter.com/ItKktTPPgk

— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) December 15, 2023

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip where Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas militants.

The war in Gaza has led to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests in the United States since Oct. 7 when Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that rules Gaza, killed 1,200 Israelis and seized 240 hostages in a cross-border raid.

Since then, Israeli forces have besieged the coastal enclave and laid much of it to waste, with nearly 19,000 people dead, according to Palestinian health officials.

On Wednesday, anti-war activists blocked traffic on a busy Los Angeles highway during the morning rush hour while some staff from the Biden administration also held a vigil demanding a ceasefire.

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