On Monday, as President Joe Biden met with late-night show host Seth Meyers, pro-Palestinian protesters flooded the lobby of NBC Rockefeller Center in New York and called for a ceasefire.
Video posted on X (formerly Twitter) shows a large group of protesters in the Manhattan lobby of a major network holding placards and chanting, “End the siege on Gaza now!” There is. The group reportedly gathered in the lobby and disrupted Biden's appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” as he prepared for his show. (Related: Harvard University condemns anti-Semitic images posted, reportedly taken down by pro-Palestinian groups)
🚨#breaking news: Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy the NBC Center lobby and disrupt President Biden's appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”
⁰📌#Manhattan | #new yorkHundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters are currently occupying NBC's Rockefeller Center lobby… pic.twitter.com/T7JLpS8cWW
— RAWSALETS (@rawsalerts) February 26, 2024
A group called Jewish Voice for Peace in New York posted online that “hundreds of Jews and their allies” had taken over and “funded and armed genocide in Gaza.” He denounced Biden's “deadly foreign policy.” Photos posted by the group showed large placards held by demonstrators that read “Continue the ceasefire'' and “Jews for Biden: Stop Arming Genocide.''
One video shows some activists being led out of the building in handcuffs, but Jewish Voice for Peace in New York City claims 50 people were allegedly arrested. did.
Breaking news: 50 Jewish New Yorkers arrested for causing disorder @POTUS Appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on NBC's Famous 30 Rockefeller Center, he called on President Biden to end support for the Israeli government's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. #LetGazaLive pic.twitter.com/HbLaVKhXg4
— Jewish Voice for Peace in New York City (@jvpliveNY) February 26, 2024
Biden was then recorded Leaving the building, he and Myers stopped at an ice cream shop before being asked about the truce. The president insisted that a ceasefire is expected to be in place by Monday, according to his national security advisers.
“Well, I hope we get it by the beginning of the weekend, by the end of the weekend. At least my National Security Adviser says we're getting close. We're getting close to the end, but… It's not over yet. [But] My hope is that there will be a ceasefire by next Monday,” Biden said.
Since the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, pro-Palestinian protests have increased across the United States, with many activists calling on the president to declare a ceasefire. In early February, several protesters were arrested by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after tensions with authorities escalated.
