Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala
Agence France-Presse
Published May 07, 2024 02:43 PM PHT
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Updated May 07, 2024 06:00 PM PHT
Police face pro-Palestinian demonstrators near the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Police face pro-Palestinian demonstrators near the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)NEW YORK, United States — Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing war in Gaza, leading to several arrests, police said.
NEW YORK, United States — Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing war in Gaza, leading to several arrests, police said.
Among the rallying points were the gates of Columbia University, which has been the center of spreading demonstrations, before protesters marched through Manhattan to American fashion's biggest night -- or at least as close as police would let them.
Among the rallying points were the gates of Columbia University, which has been the center of spreading demonstrations, before protesters marched through Manhattan to American fashion's biggest night -- or at least as close as police would let them.
The Met Gala, which attracts celebrities, fashion designers and mass media attention, is a yearly mammoth fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
The Met Gala, which attracts celebrities, fashion designers and mass media attention, is a yearly mammoth fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.
Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.It was unclear how many arrests were made as stars walked the carpet and posed for photos, but AFP journalists confirmed several arrests while the New York Daily News reported the number was about a dozen, out of hundreds that gathered near the soiree.
It was unclear how many arrests were made as stars walked the carpet and posed for photos, but AFP journalists confirmed several arrests while the New York Daily News reported the number was about a dozen, out of hundreds that gathered near the soiree.
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Organizers on X, formerly Twitter, posted a flier for an event dubbed as the "Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza."
Organizers on X, formerly Twitter, posted a flier for an event dubbed as the "Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza."
Monday's protest appeared unconnected to the demonstrations that have rocked Columbia's campus, culminating in the university calling the police to clear out student protesters.
Monday's protest appeared unconnected to the demonstrations that have rocked Columbia's campus, culminating in the university calling the police to clear out student protesters.
Despite growing concern from a number of young voters and some members of Joe Biden's Democratic Party over the growing civilian death toll, the president has continued to support US ally Israel in its war in Gaza.
Despite growing concern from a number of young voters and some members of Joe Biden's Democratic Party over the growing civilian death toll, the president has continued to support US ally Israel in its war in Gaza.
Under domestic pressure from the left and the right in an election year, Biden has tried to walk a thin line, pushing for a ceasefire deal and warning Israel not to invade the Gazan city of Rafah — though he has not stopped US arms from flowing to the country or conditioned future aid.
Under domestic pressure from the left and the right in an election year, Biden has tried to walk a thin line, pushing for a ceasefire deal and warning Israel not to invade the Gazan city of Rafah — though he has not stopped US arms from flowing to the country or conditioned future aid.
Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched a retaliatory offensive that has killed at least 34,735 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched a retaliatory offensive that has killed at least 34,735 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
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