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Mass Arrests at Maersk's Manhattan Office Over F-35 Parts Shipments to Israel

Protesters demanded that Maersk halt military shipments in response to Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis.

People seated on the ground wearing black shirts with white text that reads "HANDS OFF GAZA", "STOP STARVING GAZA" and "END THE SIEGE" clap and cheer while others hold banners reading "MAERSK SHIPS F35 PARTS FOR GAZA SLAUGHTER" and "STOP ARMING ISRAEL" during an indoor rally
The protesters, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace, were demanding that Maersk, a shipping and logistics company in the building, stop shipping military equipment to the Israeli government. (Google)
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Overview

  • Organizers say about 70 protesters from the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in in the lobby of Maersk's Midtown East office and were arrested by NYPD officers on June 11.
  • A Palestinian Youth Movement report released last month found that Maersk has shipped wings for every Israeli F-35 fighter jet since at least March 2022, fueling calls to end its military cargo to Israel.
  • Demonstrators also pressed Maersk to allow increased food and humanitarian aid into Gaza, where United Nations data show three-quarters of residents face emergency or catastrophic levels of food deprivation.
  • New York Daily News reported at least 50 arrests while organizers estimated around 70 detentions, with charges pending as authorities processed protesters in Midtown Manhattan.
  • The protest follows international condemnation after Israel seized a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg on June 9 and underscores mounting demands for corporate accountability in conflict zones.