A member of the group Jewish Voices for Peace was arrested as the group held an impromptu protest outside of Sen. Schumer’s Midtown office on Thursday.
© Marcus Santos/New York Daily NewsA member of the group Jewish Voices for Peace was arrested as the group held an impromptu protest outside of Sen. Schumer’s Midtown office on Thursday.
Cops arrested 14 people during a protest outside Sen. Chuck Schumer's Midtown office Thursday.

The group Jewish Voice for Peace held the demonstration outside the New York senator's Third Ave. office near E. 49th St. about 9 a.m.

Approximately 40 people showed up holding signs and lambasting Schumer for keeping silent on the killings by Israeli forces during a month-long Palestinian protest in the Gaza Strip.


Comment: Holding any country accountable for mass murder, war crimes, apartheid, and genocide is a good thing:

On Friday, four Palestinian protestors, including a teenage boy and a disabled man, were killed by Israeli snipers who fired from across a fence dividing Israel and the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

On Thursday, Jewish Voice for Peace held a traditional Jewish mourning ceremony for those who have died in Gaza outside Schumer's office and blocked the entrance to the building, member Leo Grossman said.

"Someone must have heard that we were doing this and tipped off the cops," said Grossman, 24. "The cops were here when we got here."

Jewish Voices for Peace held a traditional Jewish mourning ceremony for those who have died in Gaza outside Schumer’s office and blocked the entrance to the building.
© Marcus Santos/New York Daily NewsJewish Voices for Peace held a traditional Jewish mourning ceremony for those who have died in Gaza outside Schumer’s office and blocked the entrance to the building.
Members of the NYPD's Strategic Response Group warned the ralliers, then swept in and handcuffed the protesters. They were taken to the 7th Precinct on the Lower East Side, where they are expected to be charged with civil disobedience-related offenses, cops said.

Grossman said the cops "seemed pretty respectful," although they did jump in right when the mourning ceremony began.

"That was a little rude," he said. "We just wanted to make sure Sen. Schumer condemns the killings."

Schumer's office did not immediately return a call for comment.