New York police on Monday detained around 100 people protesting against the sales of arms and military support from the US to its ally Israel. Organised by the pro-Palestinian group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the protest also led to the detention of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a former US Army soldier and WikiLeaks source.
Around 200 protestors gathered around a major avenue in Manhattan near the offices of Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer and his colleague Kristen Gillibrand, whom they accused of voting against a measure which could have resulted in blocking US arms sales to Israel.
