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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

BIZARRE: Pro gaza ceasefire activists shut down manhattan bridge for hours - What They Never Told You

Protesters halt traffic at the Manhattan Bridge demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on 26 November 2023.
Protesters halt traffic at the Manhattan Bridge demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on Sunday. Photograph: Thalia Juarez/The Guardian

New York peace activists calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza staged their most dramatic action to date on Sunday, closing down the Manhattan Bridge for three hours as people were returning from the Thanksgiving break.

Organizers with the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice For Peace (JVP) estimate more than 1,500 protesters blocked traffic on the bridge connecting lower Manhattan to Brooklyn as they chanted “let Gaza live” and other messages calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where Israel and Hamas have warred since October.

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