NEW YORK, N.Y. — Pro-Palestine demonstrators temporarily shut down Grand Central Station on Monday in a disruptive protest coinciding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, according to the New York Police Department and protest organizers.

The demonstration, organized by the group Within Our Lifetime, began outside the United Nations headquarters before protesters marched to Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Videos posted online show crowds blocking entrances and holding banners inside and outside the station.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sharply criticized the protest and called for accountability. “Disgusting. These antisemitic mobs shutting down transit centers need to be condemned and the organizers should be held accountable,” Duffy wrote on X. “Now, they have to worry about pro-Hamas agitators. Enough is enough.”

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      8 days ago

      You won’t hear about these protests from legacy media. JVP protests Israel in Grand Central all the time. Only passers-by know about it, which is why Grand Central is an ideal location.

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      I am seeing no coverage from any mainstream American news outlet. Only the “fringe independents” are covering it.

      Israeli mainstream news such as Jpost did report on it. But their article is filled with quotes of the Zionist organization “Betar” which is telling Trump which Americans to deport. Very reliable stuff as usual.