At least 206 Jewish anti-Israel protesters were arrested Monday after hundreds rushed the New York Stock Exchange and staged a sit-in outside the Manhattan landmark, police said.

Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters wearing red shirts stormed toward the building on Broad Street in Lower Manhattan — then chained themselves to the doors just before the stock market’s opening bell at 9:30 a.m., footage shows.

A handful of demonstrators, who hail from the Jewish Voices for Peace group, could be seen removing their jackets as they set up shop outside the building — jackets they wore in a possible bid to conceal their anti-Israel attire and thwart any attempt to stop them ahead of time.

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      21 days ago

      I see. So based on your “evidence,” 60% of the percentage of the 80% of Jews that live in America in that combined 80% total of Israel and the U.S. are “Zionists” (even though that’s not what your poll said).

      This is what the poll said:

      Among U.S. Jews overall, 58% say they are very or somewhat emotionally attached to Israel,

      “Somewhat emotionally attached to Israel” is not Zionism by any stretch of the imagination.

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          20 days ago

          No. No it does not. I live in Indiana. I was born here. I have an emotional attachment to it.

          If Canada decided to invade and turn this into Upper Ontario, because Canadian names are weird, I not only wouldn’t give a shit, I’d welcome the universal healthcare.

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              20 days ago

              No. And the people who claim they have an emotional attachment to Israel are not necessarily advocating for that either. A point you now seem to be intentionally missing.

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                  20 days ago

                  That isn’t even relevant to the ‘emotional attachment’ thing. You’re just bringing up irrelevancies because you want Jew to equal Israeli and vice-versa.