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TEN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED BLOCKADING ISRAEL-BOUND WEAPONS SHIPMENT FROM THIRD LARGEST PORT IN THE U.S.
Part of international campaign of blockades seeking to disrupt military aid to the genocidal state
On May 22, 2026, over 30 activists blockaded a terminal at the Port of Newark-Elizabeth, attempting to prevent a shipment of ammunition and weapons components to Israel. The activists called for the eviction of the Israeli shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) and its Danish competitor, Maersk—the two primary shipping-logistics companies responsible for transporting U.S.-manufactured weapons components to Israel.
Anti-genocide protesters displayed signs and banners reading "ZIM and Maersk Ship Genocide and Ecocide," "Block the Bombs," and "Stop Genocide, Ecocide & Deportation” while obstructing the entrance to the terminal with an R.V. and a truck with a boat hitched to its carriage. Activists fastened themselves to the vehicles and locked themselves to one another using PVC pipes. Almost immediately, Port Authority police attempted to disperse the activists. The blockade lasted for four hours, with ten activists ultimately arrested. The ten arrestees were released Friday afternoon. All ten were charged with two crimes in the third degree – Interference with Transportation and Resisting Arrest – and two disorderly persons offenses – Failure to Disperse and Obstructing Administration of Law or Other Governmental Function.
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