Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 6, 2024 18:26:42 GMT
Police took more than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government's investments in Israel into custody Monday, shutting down a demonstration on the steps of the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg.
A spokesperson for the Department of General Services, which includes the Pennsylvania Capitol Police, said 126 people were taken into custody at what he described as an unpermitted, unauthorized demonstration. They were ordered to disperse before being arrested, issued citations for trespassing and then released, said spokesperson Troy Thompson.
Dani Noble with Jewish Voice for Peace said that by their count, 186 people were arrested.
The protestors, many wearing T-shirts that said "divest from genocide," clapped and chanted during the protest, which organizers said was targeted at the state Treasury Department's investment in Israel bonds.
One large sign said the state should reinvest that tax money in healthcare, housing, schools and climate. There were chants of "free Palestine" before and after they were arrested.
The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations. It began Monday morning outside the Capitol but moved to the Rotunda by early afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pennsylvania-capitol-harrisburg-protest-arrests-israel-bonds/
A spokesperson for the Department of General Services, which includes the Pennsylvania Capitol Police, said 126 people were taken into custody at what he described as an unpermitted, unauthorized demonstration. They were ordered to disperse before being arrested, issued citations for trespassing and then released, said spokesperson Troy Thompson.
Dani Noble with Jewish Voice for Peace said that by their count, 186 people were arrested.
The protestors, many wearing T-shirts that said "divest from genocide," clapped and chanted during the protest, which organizers said was targeted at the state Treasury Department's investment in Israel bonds.
One large sign said the state should reinvest that tax money in healthcare, housing, schools and climate. There were chants of "free Palestine" before and after they were arrested.
The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations. It began Monday morning outside the Capitol but moved to the Rotunda by early afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pennsylvania-capitol-harrisburg-protest-arrests-israel-bonds/
