{"id":2324333,"date":"2024-08-14T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protest-shuts-down-la-freeway-during-peak-rush-hour-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T11:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T15:25:05","slug":"pro-palestine-protest-shuts-down-la-freeway-during-peak-rush-hour-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protest-shuts-down-la-freeway-during-peak-rush-hour-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine protest shuts down LA freeway during peak rush hour &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fpro-palestine-protest-shuts-down-la-freeway-during-peak-rush-hour-washington-examiner%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=2324333&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--><p>Pro-Palestine protesters disrupted traffic on a \u200bmajor Los\u200b Angeles\u200d freeway during rush hour, leading\u2063 to\u200c several\u2063 detentions \u200dby the California Highway Patrol. The demonstration, \u2063organized by the pro-Palestinian\u2064 Jewish group IfNotNow Los Angeles, began around 9:00 a.m. and \u200dcentered on calls for \u200ban arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire. Protesters expressed their grievances through civil \u2063disobedience, while acknowledging the inconvenience caused to motorists in\u200b traffic. They emphasized the impact of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-ukraine-comments-focus-spotlight-on-how-much-money-us-has-already-sent\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Ukraine remarks highlight US&#039;s substantial financial aid.\">military \u200caid<\/a> to Israel on local working families. The\u200d protest was part of a broader conversation\u200d about U.S. financial\u2064 support\u200b for Israel, \u200cwhich recently included an additional $26 billion aid package.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pro-Palestine protest shuts down LA freeway during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-man-climbs-cables-of-nycs-brooklyn-bridge\/\" title=\"WATCH: Man Climbs Cables of NYC&#039;s Brooklyn Bridge\">peak rush hour<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729994\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Pro-Palestine protesters shut down a major Los Angeles freeway during the height of rush hour, leading California Highway Patrol to detain several protesters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The protest of several dozen individuals, the organizers for which include pro-Palestinian Jewish organization IfNotNow Los Angeles, started at around 9:00 a.m., which is peak rush hour. Protesters, who demanded an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire, were largely cleared out by the end of the hour.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;LA Jews and allies from @ifnotnowla are sitting on the 405-S freeway in West Los Angeles, observing Tisha B&rsquo;Av through mourning while demanding an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IfNotNowLA\/\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;IfNotNow Los Angeles on Facebook. &ldquo;To all those stuck in traffic, we sincerely apologize for the disruption to your day &hellip; However, we also know that what hurts working class people more than standstill traffic is our tax money being spent on military aid to Israel while working families struggle to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">make ends meet<\/a> in our own communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The United States&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/american-panel-accuses-israel-defense-forces-of-systematic-pattern-of-war-crimes-\/7583223.html\">approved<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;an additional $26 billion aid package to Israel in April, including $14 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-bernie-sanders-against-giving-israel-10b-in-aid\/\" title=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders opposes providing B in aid to Israel\">unconditional military aid<\/a>.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/us-aid-israel-four-charts#:~:text=How%20much%20U.S.%20aid%20does,total%20economic%20and%20military%20assistance.\">According<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to the Council on Foreign Relations, Israel is the largest recipient of US assistance, having received $320 billion in inflation-adjusted economic and military aid since 1946.<\/p>\n<p>After one shutdown on San Francisco&rsquo;s Golden Gate Bridge trapped hundreds and another held up critical organ transplants, California Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez, R-Trabuco Canyon, proposed doubling penalties for preventing emergency vehicles from passing, creating an up to $500 fine for the first offense, and up to $1000 for each subsequent offense. The bill passed the Assembly Transportation Committee but was held by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh look, another highway blocking that&rsquo;s diverting resources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-if-vaccinated-we-want-you-to-continue-to-wear-masks-refrain-from-indoor-dining-fauci-says\/\" title=\"Even If Vaccinated, We Want You To \u2018Continue To Wear Masks,\u2019 Refrain From Indoor Dining, Fauci Says\">preventing people<\/a> from getting to work, and could even be slowing emergency response times,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AsmKateSanchez\/status\/1823404019601260750\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Sanchez on X. &ldquo;My bill to enhance penalties for these clowns was killed by #CALeg Dems earlier this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729994\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked a major freeway in Los Angeles during peak rush hour, prompting the California Highway Patrol to arrest several participants. The protest, organized by the pro-Palestinian Jewish group IfNotNow Los Angeles and involving dozens of individuals, began around 9:00 a.m. Protesters called for an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire, and most were cleared from the freeway within an hour. IfNotNow Los Angeles posted on Facebook that they were observing Tisha B\u2019Av through mourning while advocating for their demands. They expressed regret for the traffic disruption but emphasized that using taxpayer money for military aid to Israel harms working-class families more than traffic jams do. In April, the U.S. approved a $26 billion aid package to Israel, which included $14 billion in unconditional military support; since 1946, Israel has received $320 billion in adjusted economic and military assistance from the U.S., making it the largest recipient of such aid.<\/p>\n<p>In response to previous protests that have obstructed emergency services\u2014such as one on San Francisco&#8217;s Golden Gate Bridge\u2014California Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez proposed increasing penalties for blocking emergency vehicles, suggesting fines of up to $500 for first offenses and up to $1,000 for subsequent ones. Although her bill passed through the Assembly Transportation Committee, it was stalled by another committee. Sanchez criticized highway blockages on social media as detrimental to public resources and emergency response times while lamenting that her proposal faced opposition from Democratic lawmakers earlier this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23305809731345-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38110,38109,4542,38111,32076],"class_list":["post-2324333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-la-freeway","tag-pro-palestine","tag-protest","tag-rush-hour","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23305809731345-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324333","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=2324333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}