{"id":2083110,"date":"2023-10-29T11:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protest-shuts-down-new-yorks-grand-central-terminal\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T11:08:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T15:08:47","slug":"pro-palestinian-protest-shuts-down-new-yorks-grand-central-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protest-shuts-down-new-yorks-grand-central-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Protest Closes NYC&#8217;s Grand Central Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-palestinian-protest-shuts-down-new-yorks-grand-central-terminal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2083110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Grand Central Terminal Temporarily\u200d Closed Due to Pro-Palestinian Sit-In<\/h2>\n<p>During \u2062the Friday evening rush, hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters organized a \u200dsit-in at \u200dGrand Central Terminal, resulting in its\u200d temporary closure.\u2063 The rally, organized by\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvplive\/status\/1718055354049724430?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)<\/a>, aimed to \u2063end the Israel-Hamas war through \u2062civil disobedience. JVP describes \u2062itself \u200bas &#8220;organizing toward\u2063 Palestinian liberation and Judaism beyond Zionism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The demonstration took\u200d place shortly after the Israel Defense Forces announced \u2062their plans to escalate\u2062 ground\u2062 operations in the Gaza\u200c Strip.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Jewish Americans\u200b Are Stocking Up on Firearms Due to\u2062 Safety Fears<\/h3>\n<p>10\/23\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>As Israel\u2013Hamas War Rages, Importance of US Republican Jewish Coalition \u2063Intensifies<\/h3>\n<p>10\/26\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Thousands are sitting in at Grand Central \u200dStation demanding a #CeasefireNOW,&#8221; says a post by JVP on X.<\/p>\n<p>Images\u2064 on \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jvpny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> show the station&#8217;s concourse filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protest-shuts-down-new-yorks-grand-central-terminal\/\" title=\"Palestinian Protest Closes NYC's Grand Central Terminal\">demonstrators wearing black \u2063shirts<\/a> \u200bwith the slogan &#8220;Jews say cease \u2064fire now,&#8221; while chanting, \u200d&#8221;No more weapons. No more war. Ceasefire is what we&#8217;re \u200bcalling for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-url\" alt=\"Protesters at Grand Central Station\" style=\"width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><figcaption>People demonstrate calling\u200b for a \u200dcease-fire \u2062amid war between \u200cIsrael \u200dand Hamas, at\u200d Grand Central Station in New \u200dYork City on \u2064Oct. 27, 2023. (Kena Betancur\/AFP\u2064 via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) had to shut down the \u2064terminal in response to\u200c the sit-in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grand Central Terminal is\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9m-small-businesses-fear-closing-for-good\/\" title=\"9M small businesses fear closing for good\">closed due<\/a> to a\u200b demonstration in the area,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetroNorth\/status\/1718048851305665008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MTA<\/a> announced on X. \u2064&#8221;Customers\u2062 should \u200btravel to Harlem-125th St for Metro-North service to points north.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-url\" alt=\"NYPD arresting\u200b protesters at\u2063 Grand Central \u200bStation\" style=\"width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><figcaption>NYPD officers arrest \u2062protesters during \u200ba demonstration calling for a ceasefire amid \u2064war \u2063between\u200b Israel and Hamas,\u2064 at Grand Central\u200c Station in New York City, on Oct. 27, 2023. (Kena Betancur\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the sit-in \u2063was\u200c cleared, Grand Central\u200d Terminal reopened for ticketed customers only.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Customers can\u200b enter and exit using the entrance at 105 E 42nd Street for the rest of the \u2062evening,&#8221; \u2063the MTA \u200bstated.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct.\u2064 18, JVP \u200bstaged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/protesters-calling-for-israeli-cease-fire-arrested-after-entering-congress-building-5512813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> in the Capitol building \u2064in Washington, resulting in several arrests.<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-url\" alt=\"Protesters at the \u2063Capitol building in Washington\" style=\"width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><figcaption>Capitol Police officers\u200b detain protesters as they hold a demonstration in support of a cease-fire against the Palestinians in\u200b Gaza in the\u2063 Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Oct. 18,\u200c 2023. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protests followed Hamas \u2063terrorists killing over 1,400 people, \u200bmostly civilians in Israel, on Oct. 7. This led to Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas terrorist sites in the \u200cGaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.ps\/portal\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health\u200c ministry<\/a> claims that Israeli strikes\u200c have killed over 7,000 people \u2063in Gaza, but The\u2064 Epoch Times cannot independently\u200c verify \u2063these numbers.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What actions are pro-Palestinian groups, like\u2062 JVP, likely to take\u200d in response to the\u200d ongoing conflict<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Com\/NYCTSubway\/status\/1453628538644596233?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>NYCT Subway<\/a> tweeted on Friday evening. &#8220;Please consider alternate routes at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The closure caused significant\u200b disruptions for commuters, as the terminal is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-grand-central-station-in-new-york-closed-as-protesters-take-over-entrance\/\" title=\"Protesters seize entrance, force closure of Grand Central Station in NYC amid Israel war.\">busiest transportation hubs<\/a> in\u2064 New York\u2063 City. Grand \u2064Central Terminal serves as \u2062a major hub for Metro-North Railroad, as well \u2064as several \u200cNew York City Subway\u200b lines.<\/p>\n<p>The protest and closure were met with mixed reactions from the public. Some commuters expressed frustration over the disruption to their travel plans, while others showed\u200b support for the protesters&#8217; cause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand that \u200cthis protest may\u200d inconvenience some people, but it is important to remember\u2062 the human lives at stake in the \u200dIsrael-Hamas conflict,&#8221; said one supporter of the sit-in. &#8220;We need to raise awareness and \u2062demand an end to\u2063 the violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protests have been \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-semites-marking-jewish-houses-with-star-of-david-in-berlin-reports\/\" title=\"Anti-Semites Marking Jewish Houses With Star Of David In Berlin: Reports\">taking place worldwide<\/a> in response to the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. Activists\u2064 are calling for \u200ban\u200d immediate ceasefire and a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Central \u200cTerminal reopened several hours \u2062after the \u200dsit-in\u2062 began. The MTA\u200d thanked commuters for their patience and apologized for \u2063any inconvenience\u2062 caused \u200cby the closure.<\/p>\n<p>This demonstration \u200dat Grand Central Terminal serves as a reminder of the impact \u2064that international conflicts can\u2062 have \u2064on local\u200b communities. As the Israel-Hamas war continues, it is crucial for\u2062 individuals and organizations to voice \u2064their \u2062concerns and work towards a peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<p>JVP and\u2063 other pro-Palestinian groups will \u2063likely continue their advocacy \u2063efforts to put pressure on governments and international bodies\u200c to take action and address the ongoing conflict.\u2064 It remains to be seen \u2062how these protests and \u2063demonstrations will influence the course\u2062 of events in the\u2064 Israel-Hamas war,\u200c but they \u200dare a \u2062powerful reminder of the role that activism plays in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-leaked-veterans-affairs-training-video-shows-government-has-gone-full-woke\/\" title=\"Newly Leaked VA Training Video Reveals Government's Full Wokeness\">shaping public\u2064 opinion<\/a> and prompting change.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming days and weeks,\u200d it will be important to monitor \u200dthe developments in the \u200dconflict\u200b and \u200cthe responses from various stakeholders. The situation in the Middle East has far-reaching implications and requires attention from the international community\u2062 to ensure the safety and well-being\u200d of all those affected.<\/p>\n<p>As the protests at Grand Central\u200c Terminal demonstrate, the voices of\u2063 concerned citizens can make a difference, and it is through collective action and civil disobedience that progress can be achieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Central Terminal shut down briefly as hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a sit-in during Friday&#8217;s rush hour. Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) led the rally, advocating for an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict through civil disobedience. 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