{"id":2100683,"date":"2023-11-16T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-close-bay-bridge-with-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-during-bidens-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T12:22:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:22:20","slug":"protesters-close-bay-bridge-with-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-during-bidens-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-close-bay-bridge-with-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-during-bidens-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters close Bay Bridge with calls for ceasefire in Gaza during Biden&#8217;s visit"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fprotesters-close-bay-bridge-with-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-during-bidens-visit%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=2100683&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--><h2>Pro-Palestinian Protesters \u2062Shut Down San\u2062 Francisco&#8217;s Bay Bridge, Demanding Ceasefire<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2062 visit to San Francisco, pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets, \u200dcausing a major disruption by blocking\u2063 the westbound lanes on the Bay Bridge&#8217;s\u2063 eastern \u200bwing. Their aim was to draw attention to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and call for an immediate\u2062 ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 California Highway\u200c Patrol reported that the protesters initiated the blockade just before the morning rush\u2064 hour, causing significant delays for\u200d commuters. In response, law enforcement detained individuals and towed\u2062 their vehicles.<\/p>\n<h3>Protesters Demand Action on Alleged War \u2063Crimes<\/h3>\n<p>The Arab Resource and Organizing \u2062Center, the driving force \u2062behind the demonstration, sought to bring the \u2064Biden administration&#8217;s focus to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-close-bay-bridge-with-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-during-bidens-visit\/\" title=\"Protesters close Bay Bridge with calls for ceasefire in Gaza during Biden's visit\">alleged war \u200dcrimes taking place<\/a> in\u2063 Gaza. They criticized the\u2062 president for hosting \u200dlavish cocktail \u200bparties while the conflict continues.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing \u200ctheir frustration on social media, \u2064the center stated, &#8220;[The president] could end the genocide \u200cin #Gaza TODAY. \u200dInstead, he&#8217;s using our tax $$ to pay for it and hosting \u200ccocktail parties in the SF Bay\u200c Area. The Bay Area\u200c has \u2063shut down the Bay Bridge demanding CeasefireNOW. There is no business as \u200busual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The California Highway Patrol confirmed that the protest had effectively halted traffic on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge. They acknowledged that individuals \u2062exercising their\u200d First Amendment rights were being detained and their vehicles towed. The exact number of detainees and \u2063towed vehicles remains unknown, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drivers-race-to-grab-cash-that-fell-out-of-armored-truck-on-california-freeway\/\" title=\"WATCH: Drivers Race to Grab Cash that Fell Out of Armored Truck on California Freeway\">potential criminal charges<\/a> will be determined by\u200b the District\u200d Attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, \u200c <a href=\"link\">click here<\/a> to read\u2063 the \u200dfull article from\u2064 The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were the consequences faced by the individuals participating in the protest \u2063on the Bay \u200dBridge<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h2>Pro-Palestinian Protesters \u2062Shut Down San\u2062 Francisco&#8217;s Bay Bridge,\u200d Demanding Ceasefire<\/h2>\n<p>In the midst of President \u2064Joe Biden&#8217;s visit \u200bto San Francisco, pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets, causing a major disruption by blocking\u2062 the \u2062westbound\u200d lanes on the Bay Bridge&#8217;s \u2063eastern wing. Their aim was to draw attention\u200d to the \u2063ongoing war between\u200d Israel and Hamas and \u2062call for \u200dan immediate ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The California\u2063 Highway\u200c \u200dPatrol reported \u2063that the protesters initiated the blockade just before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ill-state-trooper-dies-after-being-shot-on-dan-ryan-expressway-in-chicago\/\" title=\"Ill. state trooper dies after being shot on Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago\">morning rush hour<\/a>, causing significant delays for commuters. In\u2064 response, \u200dlaw enforcement detained individuals and towed \u200btheir vehicles.<\/p>\n<h3>Protesters Demand Action on\u200d Alleged \u200dWar\u2063 Crimes<\/h3>\n<p>The Arab Resource\u2063 and Organizing \u2062Center, the driving force behind the demonstration, sought \u2062to bring the Biden administration&#8217;s focus to the alleged war crimes taking place \u200din\u2063 Gaza. They criticized the \u2062president\u2062 for hosting\u2063 lavish cocktail parties\u2062 while the conflict continues.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing \u200ctheir frustration \u200bon \u2064social media, \u2063\u2064the center stated, &#8220;[The president] could end the genocide \u200cin \u2062#Gaza TODAY. \u200dInstead, he&#8217;s using our tax $$ to pay for \u200bit and hosting \u200ccocktail parties in\u200c the \u2062SF \u2063Bay\u200c Area. The Bay Area\u200c has \u2063shut \u2063down the Bay Bridge\u2063 demanding CeasefireNOW. There is no business \u2063as usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The California Highway Patrol confirmed\u200b that \u200bthe protest had effectively halted traffic on\u200c the westbound span\u2063 of the Bay \u200cBridge. They acknowledged that individuals \u2062exercising their\u200d First\u200b Amendment rights were\u200d being detained \u2064and\u2062 their \u2064vehicles towed. The exact number of detainees and \u2063towed vehicles remains unknown, \u2062and potential criminal charges will be \u2064determined by the District\u200d Attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, \u200c <a href=\"link\">click here<\/a> to read\u2063 the \u200dfull article from\u2064 The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters have shut down San Francisco&#8217;s Bay Bridge to call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas as President Joe Biden remains in the city. The protesters blocked the westbound lanes on the bridge&#8217;s eastern wing just before morning rush hour, which begins at 8 a.m., according to the California Highway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2100684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2100683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}