A steady stream of demonstrations have broken out in cities across the United States and in other countries during the three-month war in the Gaza Strip.
Monkey see protest in Seattle so monkey do protest in New York.
Sucks they got arrested but the more harm they do to the economy the more likely our corporations are going to force the government to actually take action
That's why boycotting Isreal is illegal in many states.
"As of 2021, 35 states have passed bills and executive orders designed to discourage boycotts of Israel. Many of them have been passed with broad bipartisan support. Most anti-BDS laws have taken one of two forms: contract-focused laws requiring government contractors to promise that they are not boycotting Israel; and investment-focused laws, mandating public investment funds to avoid entities boycotting Israel."
Yup, block traffic and now I hate the protestors and their message, no matter what it may be. They are not effective forms of protest since no one relevant to fixing their issue is even affected.