On Monday evening, thousands of Americans staged protests in front of the offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in cities across the US to protest President Donald Trump’s growing crackdown on immigrants.
Multiple groups organised gatherings, including Jewish Voice for Peace, holding a Passover Seder in front of the ICE office in New York. The ancient holiday of liberation, in which Jews celebrate the exodus of Israelites from slavery, has been used as a protest ritual since the civil rights movements of the late 1960s.
“Passover, the festival of liberation, is part of our ancient Jewish tradition. This year we felt the need to protest for Palestinians,” Jay Saper, an organiser with JVP, told The New Arab.
“They want us to be afraid, but instead we’re seeing thousands of people filling into the streets who are more committed to cry out,” Saper added.
Monday’s demonstrations come as another Palestinian green card holder, an activist from Columbia University, Mohsen Mahdawi, faces deportation…..more
