Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu.Agence France-Presse footage shows NYPD officers cuffing Thelma & Louise star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister was readying to address the United Nations general assembly.The New York Post reported Einbinder had also been marched away from the demonstration organised by Jewish Voice for Peace, where protesters held banners that read “Stop Arming Israel” and “End the Genocide.”A spokesperson for the NYPD said officers had responded to reports of an “unscheduled demonstration” where people were blocking an intersection.Hannah Einbinder (R) with Saturday Night Live star Sarah Sherman (L) at the protest. Photograph: Eric Cox/Reuters“Members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau issued … warnings, advising participants that they should leave,” the spokesperson said.“They continued to block the intersection. Multiple individuals who didn’t comply were taken into custody,” she said, without providing the number of people arrested.Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier and New York ⁠City council member Chi Ossé were also among those arrested.Inside the general assembly, dozens of envoys from across the world walked out as Netanyahu began his speech, where he assailed both enemies and allies that have crossed him in recent months, including Britain and France, which have recently moved to recognise the state of Palestine.1:38