Actress Susan Sarandon Among 30 Arrested Protesting Against Netanyahu in New York
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic congressional candidate who was among those arrested, claimed the United States was 'complicit in genocide.'
Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder, along with Democratic politicians Darializa Avila Chevalier and Chi Ossé, were among 30 people arrested during a protest outside the UN headquarters in New York. The group of approximately 200 protestors wore T-shirts with slogans such as ‘Fund people not bombs,’ ‘No war,’ and ‘Free Palestine.’ The arrests occurred before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at the General Assembly.
- Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were arrested outside the UN headquarters in New York.
- Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic congressional candidate, and New York City council member Chi Ossé were also arrested.
- Approximately 200 people participated in the protest, wearing T-shirts with anti-war and pro-Palestine slogans.
- The arrests took place before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the General Assembly.
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