Protesters Shut Down Los Angeles Highway to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza

Dozens of Jewish protesters and their allies were arrested on Wednesday morning after they blocked rush hour traffic on a busy Los Angeles highway to demand a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza. The disruptive protest action, planned by IfNotNow, a movement of American Jews who organize against U.S. support for Israel’s apartheid system, sought to push U.S. lawmakers to demand an…

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