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Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assembly Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu. Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star…

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among approximately 100 people arrested while protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United Nations, according to TheWrap. Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly in New York City, receiving only a few moments of applause and several walkouts. A video posted on the X account @landpalestine shows Einbinder being handcuffed and led away by police, with her shouting "Free Palestine!" and "Netanyahu out of New York.

No bombs on Lebanon." Although both Sarandon and Einbinder are known critics of Israel's war on Gaza, which a UN Commission labeled a genocide last year, actor Elliot Page attended the event without being arrested. Sarandon has previously defended actor Mark Ruffalo, who faced backlash from Paramount for linking the studio's merger backers to AI weaponry utilized by the IDF.

In September, Sarandon admitted that her activism against Israel's alleged genocide had cost her job opportunities, stating that some agencies were reluctant to hire her. As of now, over 74,000 Palestinians, including more than 20,000 children, have been killed since Israel's bombardment began in 2023.

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