Susan Sarandon Handcuffed Outside the UN — What Happened at the Netanyahu Protest?

Hundreds of protesters, including prominent lefty actors and local politicians, swarmed the United Nations Thursday to call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest — and many found themselves in cuffs instead.

An estimated 104 demonstrators were busted as NYPD cops worked to clear First Avenue ahead of Netanyahu’s speech to the UN General ᴀssembly, law enforcement sources and organizers said.

Among those taken into custody was Democratic Socialists of America member and Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed House hopeful Darializa Avila-Chevalier, who smiled and chanted, “Free Palestine” as she was loaded onto an NYPD bus.

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“As the Democratic Nominee for New York’s 13th Congressional District, I refuse to allow a war criminal to roam the streets of our city unchallenged,” Avila-Chevalier’s campaign said in a statement later.

Several other Mamdani allies were also busted, including City Council members Alexa Avilés, Jennifer Gutiérrez and Chi Ossé, all Brooklyn progressives.

New York state ᴀssemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, was arrested as well.

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Oscar winner Susan Sarandon and fellow anti-Israel actors Cynthia Nixon, Elliot Page, and Hannah Einbinder, of HBO’s “Hacks,” were also among those spotted at the protest ahead of Netanyahu’s speech.

Both Sarandon and Einbinder were arrested, along with activist whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

Mamdani, who has condemned Netanyahu, was not in attendance. The mayor instead opted to post a wordless video on X of him meeting with Palestinian families at Grace Mansion minutes before Netanyahu’s speech.