Celebrities including Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon arrested at UN anti-Netanyahu protest
Hannah Einbinder, Cynthia Nixon and Susan Sarandon were among those detained by NYPD during a sit-in outside the United Nations as Benjamin Netanyahu spoke.
During a planned anti-war sit-in outside the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, demonstrators rallied against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech. Actress Hannah Einbinder, Emmy winner from Hacks, vocalized “Free Palestine” and “Get Netanyahu out of New York” before NYPD officers led her away. Fellow celebrities Cynthia Nixon and Susan Sarandon were photographed among the protesters and later handcuffed by police.
The crowd chanted accusations of genocide against Netanyahu, and police reported about 100 arrests, a figure that has not been independently verified. Einbinder reiterated her stance as a Jewish person separating her identity from the Israeli state and mentioned friends working as doctors in Gaza. The incident highlights the intersection of celebrity activism and law-enforcement response at high-profile diplomatic events.
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Why it matters
The arrests show how high-profile protests can draw police action and spotlight the Israel-Palestine debate at an international venue.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 Israeli prime minister's wife faces libel claim over Oct. 7 accusations
- Sep 10 The Israeli military announced it has demolished a Hezbollah tunnel system on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, saying the strike ends its underground presence there.
- Sep 11 Israeli leaders announced that the Hezbollah tunnel network on Ali Taher ridge had been destroyed.
- Sep 11 Golan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu.
- Sep 11 Israel announced it will continue striking Hezbollah sites after the tunnel demolition.
- Sep 12 Eisenkot’s Yashar party entered the race with a poll showing 23 projected seats.
- Sep 22 Mayor Zohran Mamdani reiterated his view that Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, noting the ICC’s arrest warrant but acknowledging he cannot detain the Israeli leader.
- Sep 22 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged the UN General Assembly to intensify pressure on Israel over Gaza and to support Palestinian statehood, while also demanding reforms to the UN Security Council and recognition of Turkish Cypriots.
- Sep 22 French President Emmanuel Macron used his final UN address to call for full sovereignty for Lebanon and Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli actions.
- Sep 23 Macron’s UN address added a call for stronger UN backing and independent AI development.
- Sep 23 Erdoğan’s UN speech included a graphic description of Gaza as a graveyard for children and a site of child amputations.
- Sep 23 Macron delivered his final UN address as head of state.
- Sep 24 Netanyahu announced he will use his UN appearance to directly attack New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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