Clashes in Manhattan as pro-Palestine demonstrators rally outside Biden campaign event
Clashes erupted in Manhattan on Friday as hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators attempted to force their way into a venue where US President Joe Biden was attending a campaign event.
Footage shows police making arrests as they attempted to disperse the crowds outside the Hammerstein Ballroom on West 29th Street. Protesters are seen clad in keffiyehs while waving Palestinian flags and releasing green smoke.
"This is about fighting against imperialism and colonialism worldwide. Israel is a colonialist project that is run by the imperialist United States," an activist said.
"We have an absolute responsibility to do something about it. Our tax dollars go to this; our tax dollars kill children; we have a responsibility to speak up whenever we can, every single day," she continued.
According to local reports, at least 32 protesters were arrested as they marched to the venue from Madison Square Garden.
The rally was organized by 'Within Our Lifetime', a prolific activist group in Manhattan led by Palestinian-American Nerdeen Kiswani.
Biden was attending a campaign fundraising event at the Hammerstein Ballroom, where he reportedly met with 640 donors as he looks to take on former President Donald Trump in November's presidential election.
(Source: Ruptly)
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