Approximately 150 left-wing protestors illegally forced their way into Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Hamas activist who has been a chief instigator of the anti-Israel “occupation” of Columbia University.
The New York City Police Department’s Chief John Chell explained that the protesters entered Trump Tower with “civilian clothes” before switching to matching red shirts with pro-Hamas slogans. Nearly 100 individuals refused to leave and were arrested. Police carried out the operation over the course of two hours. No one was hurt.
“The police officers who responded today were absolutely fantastic,” said Lara Trump, former RNC co-chair and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. “They got things under control very quickly, and I think they took a situation that could have gotten out of hand and pared it back.”
Jewish Voice for Peace, which organized the protest, is a left-wing activist group that has been a strident opponent of Israel’s war effort against the terrorist group Hamas following the brutal slaughter of more than 1,200 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023. The group published a statement demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) release Khalil. In this statement, Jewish Voice for Peace falsely claimed the Trump administration supports “Nazis” and “white supremacists.”
Fox News reported that the group receives funding from notable left-wing organizations, including George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Kaphan Foundation.
Despite the organization’s name, radio host Mark Levin hammered the group for its anti-Jewish activism.
“For those who do not know, the notoriously antisemitic (yes) and anti-Israel (yes) ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ is a radical left/Marxist organization that seeks the elimination of the state of Israel and is a major force behind the BDS movement,” he said. “It has received funding from, among others, George Soros. It is a huge embarrassment to the vast majority of Jews, who know this group uses Jewish identity as a cover for its hatred and radicalism.”
The Anti-Defamation League has said Jewish Voice for Peace does not represent the mainstream Jewish community.
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene claimed that Jewish Voice for Peace is the same group “that invaded the Cannon House Office Building in October 2023.”
“Shutting down the House of Representatives should have carried penalties just as severe as the ones pre-trial J6 defendants were subjected to—before President Trump rightly pardoned them. But it didn’t,” she posted on X. “Their group chat was labeled Global Intifada, which means global Arab uprising and rebellion. Why was an Arab uprising able to occupy a building where President Trump and his family maintain an active residence?”
NYPD Chief of Department John Chell said he was “very happy” with the professionalism shown by officers and noted that the department has handled more than 5,000 anti-Israel protests since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023.
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No matter what protesting is against Israel’s existence as a nation and people, they are God’s chosen and are here to stay. Read the Word!!!
Sure they were arrested, but were they charged and detained. Remember New York City is a Liberal city were criminals are not held accountable for their actions – usually just released.
They immediately let them go, off camera. So much for the consequences. Why can’t we charge these people for the costs associated with their mayhem?
Drag these low-life, anti-America, Jew-hating, Soros-paid, protesting scumbags out of Trump Tower, off of Columbia University, and off our streets by their ankles, literally throw them on buses, take their sorry A$$ES straight to the airports and DEPORT these demons. And do the same with ANY judge that tries to block this or ANYTHING that We the People have demanded Trump do, and that Trump and his Administration have been doing and continue doing.
Why are not these people arrested and charged with treason, giving aid and comfort to a sworn enemy of the US? They should all tried and deported or jailed for the rest of their lives. They certainly don’t belong in our society.
this violent rabble must be stopped.
I SAY SHIP THEM ALL TO WHERE EVER THEY THINK IS SO GREAT, ONE WAY!!!!
Slowly but surely they are learning that Americans and this administration are not interested in their nonsense.
These idiots should go back to school and get educated. Nazis were socialists.
Forget that Jewish Voice for Peace, is against the survival of the nation of Israel, leave that for now, I am whole heartedly in favor of more security for this great Building, which also houses our great President trump, as he has an apartment there. This protest took advantage of the generous, “Open to the Public”, and thought to cause harm to our President. So I say, MORE security. These people are far worse than the white supramicist of old. Just a thought
To Gitmo. By boat.
911 through now. These people want to destroy us. How long will we let them?!!
Free Speech does not apply when you INVADE a private bldg, and when you call for violence or when you verbally back a TERRORIST group….that is an enemy of the USA. imo
Introduce horses and German shepherds into the mix and you’ll see those liberal little pansies disappear. Long overdue to use our magnificent four legged creatures to instill peace!
The pounds and horse kill farms have more than enough happy animals to be trained!
Lets let ICE check them out before the libtards in NY set them free. then Bye Bye to the George Soros paid garbage.
Arrogance and self-righteousness are not recognized as components of any set of “values”. There is nothing “right” about criminal trespass… no matter who’s doing it.
Why not deport them to Gaza and let them take their stand with Hamas? That will change their minds in a hurry.