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Pro-Palestinian protesters sentenced over blocking Golden Gate Bridge traffic in 2024
🇮🇱 IsraelAug 24, 2026 10:46SRC: AL MONITOR
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel's assault on Gaza have been sentenced to 30 days, with credit for time already served. They were convicted in July of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy. Defense attorneys said demonstrators acted out of a moral responsibility to oppose the devastation from
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By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel's assault on Gaza have been sentenced to 30 days, with credit for time already served.
They were convicted in July of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.
Defense attorneys said demonstrators acted out of a moral responsibility to oppose the devastation from Israeli strikes on Gaza and Washington's support for its ally.
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