Overview
- A sit‑in organized by Jewish Voice for Peace blocked an intersection near the United Nations on Thursday and the NYPD ordered the undeclared demonstration dispersed.
- Images from the scene show Susan Sarandon handcuffed and taken into custody during the police removal, and reports say actress Hannah Einbinder was also evacuated.
- Jewish Voice for Peace posted on X that more than 400 people joined the action and that over 100 were arrested, figures that represent organizer estimates and are not independently verified.
- An NYPD spokesperson confirmed officers arrested several people who refused repeated orders to leave for failure to disperse but did not provide the specific arrest totals cited by the group.
- The protest, timed for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN address, underscores ongoing U.S. debate over arms and funding for Israel and the role of high‑profile activists in Gaza‑related demonstrations.