Dozens arrested as U.S. Jews ramp up protests against Gaza starvation

Dozens arrested as U.S. Jews ramp up protests against Gaza starvation

While cease-fire protests organized by the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace movement – such as the one in New York on Friday – have been occurring since 2023, the most recent surge in demonstrations has been led by a broader coalition of Jewish groups

Amid divides, local Jewish groups protest Israel’s starvation of Gaza

On Thursday evening, amid pouring rain, over 100 people from various local Jewish groups gathered inside the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, demanding an end to Israel’s U.S.-backed, “ongoing forced starvation in Gaza.” Inside it was solemn, with attendees packed into the church’s pews, singing chants of “let aid into Gaza” and “let food into Gaza.” To attendees, the gathering symbolized a bridging of divides between members of th…