"Stocks are rising while children are dying," Jay Saper with Jewish Voice for Peace said in a statement shared with Truthout. "As Israel drops bombs on homes, schools, and hospitals in Gaza, Wall Street booms, and all the members of Congress who invest in these companies get richer every day."
Jewish Voice for Peace describes itself as "the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the world" and emphasized that around 500 American Jews participated, marking the protest as the "largest act of civil disobedience" at the New York Stock Exchange.
The protest called for an end to the U.S.'s material support for the genocide, an arms embargo on Israel, and a permanent ceasefire, spotlighting the link between financial profit and humanitarian crisis.
Demonstrators disrupted Wall Street by rushing the entrance of the stock exchange just before the opening bell, showcasing their stance against the ongoing violence in Gaza and U.S. complicity.
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