Jews And Arabs Unite in Solidarity Against Police Brutality

By John Vibes on December 19, 2014

“Together we celebrate the miracle of resistance that we will not let die!”

Brooklyn, New York – This year, three seemingly different New York activist groups came together for a common cause on Hanukkah. At a time where the mainstream media is attempting to promote racial and ethnic division, Jewish and Muslim groups gathered to protest police brutality.

Jews For Racial and Economic Justice, the Arab American Association of New York, and Bend the Arc took part in #ChanukahAction, a protest against police violence and misconduct. Similar protests were also held by Jewish and Muslim groups in other American cities, including Albany, Boston, and San Francisco.

City councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. was even in attendance, and gave a speech to protesters about police brutality.

“Last night was pretty special because you see a demographic of people who don’t necessarily have to put themselves out in that way, this is the civil rights issue of our time. What I know about the civil rights movement is that, any modicum of success that was gained through those movements and through those actions were based on solidarity across racial lines, across socioeconomic lines. That’s when change happe,” Cornegy said.

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