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Actors, politicians among 100 arrested in New York anti-Netanyahu protest

South China Morning Post24 September 2026, 23:43 UTCUnited States of America

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister. NYPD officers handcuffed and led away Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demonstration as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was readying to address the United Nations General Assembly. The New York Post reported Einbinder, of the show Hacks, had also been frogmarched from the...

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