WASHINGTON, (PIC)
Protests on Thursday evening demanding an end to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip caused a complete traffic halt in major intersections in several American cities.
In the center of Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, the protests resulted in a complete traffic paralysis, and the demonstrators called for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Similarly, dozens of activists, including Jews, caused a major traffic jam while staging a sit-in on the Washington Bridge in Chicago.
The protesters sought to disrupt public life to pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as draw attention to the massacres suffered by Palestinians and condemn the White House’s support for Israel.
In the same context, a Jewish group organized protests in 8 American cities simultaneously to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
The protests disrupted traffic during rush hour on crowded streets and bridges in Washington and Philadelphia.
In Washington, the group “Jewish Voice for Peace” said that about 90 protesters closed the bridge leading to New York Avenue in the northwest part of the capital.
The police said that the demonstration closed the intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street and urged individuals to use alternative routes.
The group posted on the X platform, “On the eighth night of Hanukkah, 8 cities and 8 bridges. We are here, gathering across the country in large and growing numbers to say enough.”
Protests also took place in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.
Last Wednesday, anti-war activists blocked traffic on a busy highway in Los Angeles during the morning rush hour, while some employees in the Biden administration staged a protest to demand a ceasefire.
