New York police arrest 98 protesters at Trump Tower

Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators overran New York's Trump Tower on Thursday in support of Palestinians as well as detained Palestinian student campaigner Mahmoud Khalil.

Wearing matching red T-shirts emblazoned with "Jews say stop arming Israel," the group protested for over an hour inside the Manhattan skyscraper, where President Donald Trump's family business is headquartered and he has a personal residence.

Police said they arrested 98 people, marching under the banner of the American-Jewish group called Jewish Voice for Peace, for crimes including trespassing.

JVP said those arrested included “Jewish elders, descendants of Holocaust survivors, and students” and that police dragged the demonstrators out of the sit-in by their arms and legs."

"Jews say: Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine!" the group said.

Demonstrators from the rights organization Jewish Voice for Peace are detained by NYPD officers as they hold a civil disobedience action inside Trump Tower in New York on March 13, 2025. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP) — Demonstrators from the rights organisation Jewish Voice for Peace are detained by NYPD officers as they protest inside Trump Tower in New York on March 13, 2025. (All images Timothy A Clary/AFP)

Demonstrators from the rights organization Jewish Voice for Peace are detained by NYPD officers as they protest inside Trump Tower in New York on March 13, 2025. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP)