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November 17, 2023

Protesters Shut Down Boston and San Francisco Bridges Demanding End to U.S. Support for War on Gaza
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In California, hundreds of protesters shut down all westbound lanes of
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for several hours on Thursday
morning, demanding President Biden call for an immediate ceasefire and
an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. Police arrested 81 people. The
protest came as President Biden met with world leaders in San Francisco
at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

In Boston, Massachusetts, Jewish peace activists led a sit-in protest
Thursday that shut down traffic on the Boston University Bridge. In a
social media post, the group If Not Now Boston apologized to anyone
stuck in traffic, but added, "We have tried everything else. We have
called, we have marched, we have sung, we have prayed. We have written
letters, and visited offices. Yet politicians like [President Biden] and
[Senator Elizabeth Warren] continue to stonewall, and Israel continues
to slaughter innocent Gazans by the thousands."

We'll have more on protests against Israel's assault on Gaza after
headlines, when we'll speak with If Not Now spokesperson Eva Borgwardt.


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