Far-left pro-Palestinian activists blocked roads to two major U.S. airports on Wednesday as they protested the U.S.’s support for Israel killing the Hamas terrorists responsible for murdering 1,200 Israelis on October 7.
The latest demonstrations come after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted events across the country in the days leading up to Christmas, including blocking traffic to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
On late Wednesday morning, protesters blocked a ramp on the Van Wyck Expressway in New York City that goes to John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to CBS News.
Port Authority Police arrested more than two dozen people for disorderly conduct and impeding vehicular traffic, the report said.
Video of the incident showed that some people had to get out of their cars and run to the airport with their suitcases so they wouldn’t miss their flights.
#happeningnow Port Authority Police are arresting the demonstrators blocked the road into JFK Airport.
As the cops make arrests, dozens of passengers are pushing through the blockade with their luggage to try to make their flights. pic.twitter.com/prZAjusNAT
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) December 27, 2023
A separate incident unfolded on the other side of the country on Wednesday as dozens of reported pro-Palestinian activists blocked a road near the entrance of Los Angeles International Airport.
Fox 11 said that there were approximately 40 activists participating in the disruption and that it appeared as though some had been taken into custody.
The protesters stood in the road along with other objects that they brought in an apparent attempt to create a barricade.
#BREAKING: A group of pro-Palestine protesters are blocking traffic outside LAX. MORE: https://t.co/BlNVrKVGV3 pic.twitter.com/LBEersjWM6
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) December 27, 2023