{"id":2585913,"date":"2026-03-31T23:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protests-at-cory-booker-synagogue-book-tour-event\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:06:23","slug":"pro-palestine-protests-at-cory-booker-synagogue-book-tour-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-protests-at-cory-booker-synagogue-book-tour-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine protests at Cory Booker synagogue book tour event"},"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\">18<\/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-protests-at-cory-booker-synagogue-book-tour-event%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=2585913&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 interrupted sen. Cory Booker\u2019s hourlong Stand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-threatens-n-y-lawmaker-over-nursing-home-criticism\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo threatens N.Y. lawmaker over nursing home criticism\">book tour<\/a> stop at Temple Emanu-El in New York City, marking teh only synagogue appearance on his tour.Five separate disruptions occurred in the first 25 minutes, including protesters shouting accusations of genocide in Gaza; Booker remained calm and used the moment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-notes-from-princeton-activists-show-coordination-between-campus-radicals-and-outside-groups-aimed-at-outfoxing-university-administrators-2\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Coordination Between Princeton Activists and External Groups to Outsmart University Administrators\">emphasize free speech<\/a> in a democratic society. Moderator Gayle King tried to steer the discussion and condemned the disruptions, while the audience urged the protesters to stop and some called for their arrest; Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson also condemned the disturbance and apologized to Booker and the audience, saying a synagogue is not a place for disruption. The episode reflected tensions over U.S. political divides, and Booker\u2019s response contrasted with Kamala Harris\u2019s earlier book-tour confrontations, as he framed the interruptions as a test of civil discourse. The event also highlighted Booker\u2019s ties to the Jewish community, a point King underscored given his interfaith marriage to Alexis, who is Jewish. Booker has two more tour stops planned in California.  <\/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 protests at Cory Booker synagogue book tour event<\/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\">\n<p><strong>NEW YORK, New York &mdash; <\/strong>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Cory-Booker\/\">Cory Booker <\/a>(D-NJ) faced numerous pro-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\">Palestine<\/a> disruptions throughout his hourlong book tour stop at Temple Emanu-El.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-photo-does-not-show-a-recent-french-protest-against-covid-19-rules\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Photo Does Not Show A Recent French Protest Against COVID-19 Rules\">protests occurred<\/a> throughout the first 25 minutes of the event, with the first outburst happening within 5 minutes. Booker remained calm following each protest, highlighting the importance of free speech in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4511162\/kristi-noem-devastated-husband-fetish-models\/\">Kristi Noem &#8216;devastated&#8217; by allegations husband spent time online with fetish models<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4510821\/nancy-grace-criticizes-democrats-state-of-the-union\/\">Nancy Grace criticizes Democrats at State of the Union: &lsquo;How could you not care?&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4510796\/taylor-swift-sued-trademark-infringement-life-of-a-showgirl\/\">Taylor Swift sued for trademark infringement over The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I rise to call you a fraud,&rdquo; one of the male protesters screamed. &ldquo;Cory Booker, you committed genocide in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a>. Look at you, you blow children to pieces. You did that. Gaza is your pride. Genocide is your legacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five pro-Palestine protests disrupt Cory Booker&rsquo;s NYC book tour event at Temple Emanu-El in the first 25 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>After each outburst moderator Gayle King attempted to pivot the convo and condemned the protestors saying it&rsquo;s &ldquo;not okay.&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJoXQJHnwm\">pic.twitter.com\/bJoXQJHnwm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sydney Topf (@Sydneytopf) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sydneytopf\/status\/2039137613123117524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Booker&rsquo;s book <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4501240\/cory-booker-stand-americans-core-virtues-political-division\/\"><em>Stand<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>dissects the current state of the country, outlining virtues Americans can uphold to restore the country and calling on the public to &ldquo;stand up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There were five separate protesters screaming &ldquo;Free Palestine,&rdquo; accusing Booker of genocide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker said outbursts such as these didn&rsquo;t occur at his previous book tour stops, including Newark, Chicago, Atlanta, Philly, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The event at Temple Emanu-El, the seventh tour stop, is notably the only event Booker organized at a synagogue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moderator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gayle-King\/\">Gayle King<\/a> attempted to pivot the conversation while also condemning the protesters, saying, &ldquo;I actually don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s OK.&rdquo; The audience clapped after her remark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>King said she always gets &ldquo;rattled&rdquo; by these types of outbursts, and asked if Booker felt the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are so many countries that I get to visit as &hellip; one of the people on the Foreign Relations Committee, where an action like that could get you thrown in jail, killed,&rdquo; Booker said. &ldquo;We have a free society.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the first thing I say when somebody stands up is, in the back of my head, &lsquo;First of all, I love you, and I may not agree on this, and you may be trying to disrupt it,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4501240\/cory-booker-stand-americans-core-virtues-political-division\/\"><strong>CAN EVERYDAY VIRTUE SAVE AMERICA? CORY BOOKER MAKES HIS CASE IN NEW BOOK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >audience grew increasingly irritated<\/a> after each disruption, with attendees screaming back at the protesters to leave and some calling for their arrest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One attendee screamed, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re with you, senator,&rdquo; and was met with a loud round of applause by the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after Booker said &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to get worse,&rdquo; when talking about the Iran war, another protester screamed about Gaza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the fifth and final disturbance, Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson took to the podium he introduced Booker and King from to condemn the protesters, calling on others who came with similar intentions to not act on them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Davidson then apologized to Booker, King, and the audience for the disturbances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to say to those of you who are here, who may have the inclination to do what others have done,&rdquo; Davidson said. &ldquo;This is the United States, and you do have the right to protest, but this is a synagogue, and you don&rsquo;t have the right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The outbursts were similar to many that former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> faced in the early stops of her <em>107 Days<\/em> book tour. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3824376\/gaza-protesters-interrupt-first-stop-kamala-harris-book-tour-107-days\/\">Protesters accused Harris of genocide<\/a> during her book tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, Booker and Harris responded differently to the situations. While Booker used the disruptions to highlight free speech, Harris <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3844456\/kamala-harris-returns-to-dc-for-107-days-book-tour\/\">famously yelled back at protesters <\/a>that she wasn&rsquo;t the president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gayle used the protests to illustrate the fractures in the country, pressing Booker on his opinions over how divided the country is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we are coming to a real match of crisis,&rdquo; Booker said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the conversation, King often highlighted Booker&rsquo;s wife, Alexis Lewis Booker, who is Jewish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4496819\/jewish-voters-feel-politically-homeless-as-antisemitism-rises-on-both-sides\/\"><strong>JEWISH VOTERS FEEL &lsquo;POLITICALLY HOMELESS&rsquo; AS ANTISEMITISM RISES ON BOTH SIDES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Booker, who has been an outspoken ally of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\">Jewish<\/a> community throughout the years, married his wife Alexis in November in an interfaith wedding. Alexis was raised Jewish, and the couple frequently posts about celebrating Jewish holidays together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker will travel to California this weekend for the last two stops of his <em>Stand<\/em> book tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 protests disrupt Booker\u2019s synagogue stop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2585914,"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\/2026\/03\/IMG_2249.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75179,76451,76927,3970,76928],"class_list":["post-2585913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-booktour","tag-corybooker","tag-propalestine","tag-protests","tag-synagogueevent"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2249.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585913","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585913"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585917,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585913\/revisions\/2585917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}