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Anti-Israel protesters arrested trying to disrupt Biden's megabucks fundraiser
Anti-Israel protesters clashed with police in New York City on Friday as they aimed to disrupt a big-money fundraiser for President Biden, which was held 24 after his disastrous debate with former President Trump.
“There is only one solution — Intifada revolution!” demonstrators chanted as they marched from Madison Square Garden toward the Hammerstein Ballroom on West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan where the swanky political gathering was taking place.
Police tell Fox News Digital that at least 38 people were taken into custody in relation to the protest.
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Anti-Israel protesters marching in Manhattan on Friday. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Video shows protesters shouting expletives at police and raising their middle fingers, while officers in riot gear were seen arresting some of the unruly demonstrators who refused orders to get off the road and move onto the sidewalk.
The demonstrators also set off green and red smoke bombs. In one chaotic scene, a protester in a wheelchair could be seen on the ground as smoke filled the air.
The protesters, many of whom were masked or wearing keffiyeh, were carrying Palestinian flags while the trans flag, the flag of Saudi Arabia and the flag of Yemen were also on display.
The rally was organized by Within Our Lifetime, an anti-Israel activist group that called on their followers on X to “confront genocide Joe.”
“Genocidal politicians are not welcome in New York City,” a poster on the group’s X account reads. “Genocide Joe and anyone who supports him or his genocide in Palestine will be met with protests everywhere they go.”
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An anti-Israel protester is arrested in Manhattan on Friday. Police say 38 people were apprehended as they sought to disrupt a fundraiser for President Biden. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The agitators then made their way to Madison Square Park, located between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue, where one pro-Israel supporter could be seen confronting them and waving what appeared to be a picture of a Hamas hostage taken in the Oct. 7 attacks.
Anti-Israel protesters there could be heard shouting: “Genocide Joe has got to go.’
More than 640 donors gathered inside the Hammerstein Ballroom to hear Biden speak after his highly panned debate with Trump on Thursday, the New York Post reports. Tickets for the fundraiser ranged from $250 for balcony seats to up to $500,000 for a table, while actors Billy Porter and Alan Cumming were among those in attendance.
New York City has become a hotbed for anti-Israel protests over the last few months. Arrests of anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University in April sparked nationwide protests on college campuses, while earlier this month agitators clashed with police during a rally outside an exhibit that memorializes the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
A pro-Israel supporter could be seen confronting the crowd and waving what appeared to be a picture of a Hamas hostage taken in the Oct. 7 attacks. (FNTV)
Ahead of the Friday fundraiser, Biden tried to reassure Democrats in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina that he still has what it takes to lead the nation for four more years.
“I know I’m not a young man, to state the obvious,” Biden, who at 81 is the oldest president in the nation’s history, told cheering supporters.
“Folks, I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden acknowledged. “But I know what I do know. I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done. And I know, like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down you get back up.”
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Ahead of the Friday fundraiser, Biden tried to reassure Democrats in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina that he still has what it takes to lead the nation for four more years. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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Concord City Manager Receives ‘Satisfactory’ Review, 2.5% Raise, But Sabbatical Request Gets Trimmed
Schultz said she “highly respects” Aspell, too, but there was a “dissonance between reality” when eyeing what the public and city employees were earning.
Ward 6 City Council Aislinn Kalob, too, would not be voting for the increase, saying it had been “heavily on my mind since we’ve had our nonpublic sessions,” which lasted about six hours of work. She appreciated Kretovic clearly outlining the job of city manager. But people were frustrated with the city manager, and she saw that in the comments in online forums.
“I do feel, after really digging into this, and learning about his job,” she said, “and thinking toward the future when, eventually, at some point, somebody new will be sitting in that seat, we are the ones who direct policy and he is the one that implements it… there is anger out there that should be directed more toward us.”
Kalob said, too, a room full of firefighters, upset about their contract, also made voting for the wage increase something she could not consider.
Michele Horne of Ward 2 echoed similar concerns to Schultz, saying there was significant “wage disparity” between the public and staff and the city manager. She also agreed with Kalob’s point that previous councils created this contract.
A New Jersey high school teacher faces charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jesse Heubel, 37, of Englishtown teaches at Freehold Township High School.
Monmouth County prosecutors say Heubel has been charged in multiple municipalities, including Freehold Township, Englishtown, Manalpan Township and Red Bank, because those are the locations where the alleged sexual acts took place.
Heubel has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree sexual assault in each of the four municipalities.
Authorities said the alleged criminal conduct began back in November of 2025, and the victim is under 18 years old.
Heubel turned himself in.
Authorities ask anyone who may have additional information about Heubel’s alleged activities to call police at (732) 431-7160 or (732) 462-7908.
CBS News New York has reached out to Heubel’s defense attorney for comment.
A Pennsylvania man who brought a gun and other weapons to a rally in West Chester last year has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars.
A federal judge sentenced Kevin Krebs, 32, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing unregistered explosive devices, officials announced Tuesday.
Krebs was arrested on June 14, 2025, in the area of North High Street in West Chester, near a “No Kings” protest against President Trump’s deportation policies and other actions by his administration.
Police arrested Krebs with a fully loaded concealed Sig Sauer P320 handgun under a yellow raincoat, an M9 bayonet, a pocket knife, pepper spray, a ski mask and gloves. Court documents showed police also found an AR-15-style rifle on the floor of Kreb’s SUV. Investigators said Krebs did not have a concealed carry permit.
Investigators found over a dozen improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs, at his home on Conestoga Road days after his arrest.
Krebs pleaded guilty to the federal charges in December.
A state case against Krebs is still pending.
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