Protesters organized by a progressive Jewish group occupied the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University student held by US immigration authorities. About 100 were arrested.
Chanted slogans included: “Free Mahmoud, free them all” and: “Fight Nazis, not students.”
Other chants in footage posted to social media included: “We will not comply, Mahmoud, we are on your side” and: “Bring Mahmoud home now.”
At a news briefing on Thursday afternoon, a police official said those arrested faced charges including trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest.
Shit’s getting biblical now, jeez… you’re eventually gonna end up with the Whore of Babylon. no one will do business with you. and it couldn’t be happening in a more openly stupid and blatant way. “America’s Champagne industry”. like, come on. but it’s by design! they’ve been dumbing people down for decades now while pumping them full of American Faith. it’s scary, because we’re ALL about to find out what happens when we let one country get so fucking powerful. How do you claw back the football now?