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“We are inspired by the autonomous group that blocked the road to JFK earlier this week, targeting El Al and its Boeing fleet,” WOL wrote in an Instagram post announcing the direct action. “The fight against Zionism, siege, blockade, and occupation is the right to freedom of movement, which has been denied to Palestinians for far too long. This action symbolizes on a smaller scale the lack of freedom of movement in order to bring attention to the Palestinian struggle. As the genocide continues in the new year, we renew our commitment to fighting against it with everything we have from everywhere we are. Our skies are as boundless as the future we fight for.”
Around noon, a convoy of vehicles decked out with Palestinian flags and anti-Israel banners began making its way along the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, en route to JFK in Queens. Shortly after, pedestrians on the subway tried entering the airport via the Air Train.
Police were prepared, however, and ensured that only employees of JFK and those with boarding passes were allowed to continue their journey.
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