fbpx

Linda Sarsour Arrested for Disrupting Kavanaugh Hearing

[additional-authors]
September 4, 2018
Screenshot from Twitter.

Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour was arrested on Tuesday for being among the many activists that disrupted Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing.

The video below shows Sarsour standing up and shouting, “This is a mockery and a travesty of justice!” before being hauled away by security.

The disruption that occurred forced Kavanaugh’s daughters – ages 10 and 13 – to be “rushed” out of the hearing by their mother.

Sarsour was also arrested in March for civil disobedience when she protested outside of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s (R-Wisc.) office over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Sarsour has previously come under fire for her ties to Louis Farrakhan and her criticism of Zionism.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Letter from Los Angeles

A Jewish Angeleno looks back several decades and wonders whether the golden age of LA Jewry is behind us.

Dear England: Don’t Cry for Thee Argentina

When England took a 1-0 lead early in the second half, I felt a sense of cosmic justice. Sixty years is a long time. Argentina won it the last time. Maybe it was England’s turn.

The Story This Moment Needs

In this moment of rising antisemitism, I’ve noticed that the way I remember, and retell, my own childhood has changed too.

Capping the Fire Hydrant

For close to 30 years, we forked up whatever we could afford and were happy to do it. It was now time for them to experience the exhilaration of staring at a pile of bills, not knowing where the money would come from.

Lindsey Graham’s Last Dream

It is difficult to see another member of Congress or administration official capable of moving a possible Israel-Saudi deal to fruition.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.