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200+ Jewish-Led Protesters Arrested at NY Stock Exchange Say 'Stop Arming Israel' | Common Dreams

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Over 200 Jewish -led protesters, including descendants of Holocaust survivors, were arrested at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday .

"The U.S. war economy is profiting from genocide," said Jewish Voice for Peace.

Stocks of American war profiteers have soared in response to Israel launching its assault on Gaza after the Hamas -led October 7 , 2023 attack.

"We pay homage to the movements that have fought against genocides Wall Street has always profited from," the group said.

Wall Street was founded as a market of enslaved people kidnapped from Africa by settlers who carried out genocide against Indigenous people.

"As Jews , we reject this myth with every fiber of our beings. We refuse to let our traditions, histories, and identities be used to massacre Palestinians ".