Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the New York City Council on Thursday during a vote on a resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
A group of demonstrators started shouting anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian slogans from the balcony of the council chamber, interrupting the session for about five minutes before they were escorted out, CBS reported.
“At a time when the council was voting on a resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, this outburst was offensive, outrageous and counter to the values of the city council,” Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said in a statement after the incident.
Source: Haaretz
