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June 5, 2017

NYC: 7 Jewish Activists Arrested Disrupting Israel Day Parade
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And in New York City, more than 100 Jewish activists disrupted the
Celebrate Israel Day Parade on Sunday, on the eve of the 50th
anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Seven activists were arrested amid a series of protests. One group of
demonstrators locked themselves to each other across 5th Avenue to
protest the New York Police Department's collaboration with Israeli
security forces. Another group of LGBT Jews staged a sit-in holding
signs reading "No pride in apartheid" and "Queer Jews for a free
Palestine."


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