{"id":356616,"date":"2026-09-25T11:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/356616\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:24:33","slug":"susan-sarandon-hannah-einbinder-among-more-than-100-detained-during-anti-netanyahu-protest-outside-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/356616\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among more than 100 detained during anti-Netanyahu protest outside UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon<\/a> and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among dozens of protesters detained Thursday in New York during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visited the United Nations<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n NYPD said it took 103 people into custody as it tried to break up a group participating in a sit-in protest on First Avenue, just a few blocks from the UN headquarters, ahead of Netanyahu\u2019s remarks to the UN General Assembly<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Video from the scene showed officers zip-tying Sarandon and Einbinder\u2019s hands and directing them toward an NYPD bus.\n <\/p>\n

\n Meanwhile, protesters can be heard chanting with many wearing shirts that say, \u201cFund people not bombs,\u201d and holding signs that say \u201cStop arming Israel\u201d and \u201cEnd the genocide.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Comedian Caleb Hearon, author Glennon Doyle, New York congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, and former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning<\/a> were also among those detained, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, a human rights organization that advocates for Palestinian rights and held the protest.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Other celebrities seen at the demonstration were actress and political activist Cynthia Nixon, playwright Tony Kushner, photographer Nan Goldin, and poet Eileen Myles. Congressional candidate Brad Lander also participated.\n <\/p>\n

\n Jewish Voice for Peace said it held the sit-in outside the UN<\/a> to \u201ccall on the world to stop arming Israel and to end the genocide in Gaza.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n A CNN team on the ground saw a heavy police presence with demonstrators remaining peaceful, but blocking traffic.\n <\/p>\n

\n NYPD officers were seen arriving after 12 p.m. and warned demonstrators to clear the street. Around 30 people remained sitting and standing on the street, the CNN team saw.\n <\/p>\n

\n After another warning, officers began detaining protesters at around 1 p.m.\n <\/p>\n

\n During his address Thursday, Netanyahu\u2019s remarks prompted polarized reaction, with a large number of diplomats walking out<\/a> of the room. The Israeli leader defended Israel\u2019s military actions in Gaza and responded to international criticism, claiming if he hadn\u2019t attacked Iran, \u201cWe\u2019d all be dead.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Two very different speeches as the Israeli and Palestinian leaders speak at UNGA\n <\/p>\n

\"Benjamin<\/p>\n

Two very different speeches as the Israeli and Palestinian leaders speak at UNGA<\/p>\n

2:48<\/p>\n

\n Last year, an independent UN inquiry found that Israel has committed genocide <\/a>against Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023, when Hamas carried out deadly attacks on Israel and Israel launched its military campaign. The Israeli government has maintained it is conducting the war in Gaza<\/a> in self-defense and in accordance with international law, firmly denying accusations of genocide.\n <\/p>\n

\n The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants <\/a>for Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Galland and a senior Hamas official, accusing them of war crimes. Netanyahu has dismissed the warrant as \u201cabsurd\u201d and \u201cantisemitic.\u201d (The US is not a member of the ICC)\n <\/p>\n

\n After Netanyahu\u2019s remarks, hundreds of protesters also marched through the streets of New York with some chanting \u201cFree Palestine,\u201d \u201cGaza,\u201d and \u201cNetanyahu, you can\u2019t hide. We charge you with genocide.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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Anti-Netanyahu protesters march through New York\n <\/p>\n

\"Anti-Netanyahu<\/p>\n

Anti-Netanyahu protesters march through New York<\/p>\n

0:09<\/p>\n

\n Sarandon has long-been a prominent supporter<\/a> of Palestinian rights and has widely condemned Netanyahu and Israel\u2019s war in Gaza. CNN has reached out to Sarandon\u2019s team for comment.\n <\/p>\n

\n In a story on Instagram<\/a>, Hannah Einbinder acknowledged her detainment, writing, \u201cIf the pictures of my friends and me getting arrested in protest of Netanyahu\u2019s shameful visit to New York draw attention to anything, let it be to the devastating genocidal war is waging against the people of Palestine and Southern Lebanon.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Hearon also posted to Instagram<\/a>, where he thanked the protest organizers and said he was out of jail.\n <\/p>\n