Angry Los Angeles drivers got out of their cars to help police car protesters off the freeway during morning rush hour after they blocked it for hours.
Several drivers were seen grappling with protesters – from the group IfNotNow LA, which is calling for a cease-fire in Gaza – who were defiantly sitting in line to stop the freeway Wednesday morning.
Fed-up drivers yelled at protesters to move, tore down their signs, and one man was even seen pinning another to the hood of a car in the southbound lanes of the 110 Freeway, videos posted to social media shows.
“You idiots only hurt working people,” shouted a frustrated driver.
The protest group described themselves as “anti-Apartheid American Jews who seek to end our community’s support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine” and while occupying the highway, chanted in Hebrew, erected a seven-foot menorah and shouted: “Shut up,” according to Los Angeles Times.
Several drivers were seen clashing with protesters who were resolutely sitting in queues on the highway on Wednesday morning. REUTERS Fed-up drivers yelled at protesters to move, tore down their signs, and one man was even seen pinning another to the hood of a car in the southbound lanes of Highway 110. REUTERS Protesters, mostly Jewish, called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. While occupying the highway, they changed in Hebrew, erected a seven-foot menorah, and shouted: “Close.” Reuters
They’re backing up traffic so far, a mother and daughter are stuck at a red light heading up the ramp. The mother became so upset that she raised her hand and shouted: “It’s over? I support a ceasefire but we are too late,” The Times reported.
Another man who noticed the traffic stop before joining him, left the highway to grab a coffee nearby and wait for him.
The California Highway Patrol was alerted to the standoff around 9 a.m. and began arresting protesters around 10 a.m., The Times reported.
Seventy-five protesters were arrested, taken to around two dozen police cars to be removed from the highway. They were arrested on suspicion of failing to obey orders to disperse. REUTERS The California Highway Patrol was alerted to the standoff around 9 a.m. and began arresting protesters around 10 a.m. A state trooper repeatedly told protesters to “get off the highway.” When they ignored the request, officers approached individual protesters and zip-tied their hands and led them out without incident. REUTERS Officials had to take the seven-foot menorah from the highway, as well as the discarded sign. Reuters
Seventy-five protesters were arrested, taken to around two dozen police cars to be removed from the highway. They were arrested on suspicion of failing to obey orders to disperse.
A state trooper repeatedly told protesters to “get off the highway” in a video posted to X.
When they ignored the request, officers approached individual protesters and zip-tied their hands and led them out without incident, according to ABC 7.
The highway was fully reopened at 11:30 a.m., according to local outlets.
Protest organizer IfNotNow – a Jewish organization calling for an end to US support for Israel – apologized to the drivers for disrupting their journey, but said they thought the only way to get their message across was to do so. Reuters
Protest organizers apologized to drivers for disrupting their journeys, but said it was the only way to get their message across.
“We have tried everything. We have called, we have marched, we have sung, we have prayed. We have written letters and visited offices,” IfNotNow spokesperson Noa Kattler-Kupetz told The Times.
“Yet politicians like President Biden continue to break down the wall, and Israel continues to slaughter thousands of innocent Gazans. Enough. We cannot wait another day.”
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