American actress Susan Sarandon addressed the crowd at an anti-Israel protest in Washington Square Park in central New York on Saturday afternoon, where she urged participants to disrupt “the narrative of powerful.” “Our enemy is greed, and our enemy is silence,” the 77-year-old actress told hundreds of demonstrators gathered for the “Millions for Palestine March.”
“No one is free until all of us are free.Free Palestine!”—America actress Susan Sarandon during today’s global action for Rafah in New York Citypic.twitter.com/6pkDRBYBT9
— sarah (@sahouraxo) March 2, 2024
“The silence of those who look away when they see crushed children, starving babies, moaning mothers, fathers digging through the rubble to try to find their families… it is unacceptable,” he said. -she continued. Susan Sarandon has regularly participated in anti-Israel protests in New York since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.
In late November, the “The Last March” star was kicked out of a major Hollywood agency after declaring, in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, that Jews in the United States had “a taste of what it feels like when you’re a Muslim in America. She later apologized for the remarks, which she called a “terrible mistake.”
As rain fell steadily, protesters crowded the park under umbrellas, chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a rallying cry calling for the eradication of Israel.
The crowd numbered about 3,500, and many protesters then left the park and moved up Sixth Avenue, closely followed by police. As the march reached Bryant Park, police arrested several protesters who had opposed a police vehicle, responding to reports of a possible explosive device at the corner of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. in Times Square.
The Israeli embassy in DC has been surrounded. Terrorists out! pic.twitter.com/paa6NDnhqs
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) March 2, 2024
At the same time, a large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington. The DC chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which initiated the rally, said in a statement: “As Israel and the United States have threatened Rafah with invasion, it is time to mobilize ! No repression or intimidation will stop us.” In a video posted on X, demonstrators can be heard chanting “Long live Gaza”.
Numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrations also took place on Saturday in several cities in Canada, as part of a “global day of action”.
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