Rabbis were arrested in New York for protesting the International Court of Justice’s hearing on Israel’s security barrier. Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of Amcha-The Coalition for Jewish Concerns, Rabbi Eliot Pearlson of Miami Beach and Amcha press adviser Glenn Richter were arrested after blocking the street in front of the United Nations with a coffin.
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