More than a dozen police officials were on the Arkansas-Tennessee bridge as pro-Palestinian protestors blocked all Interstate 40 lanes to get their voices heard.
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Shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, a crowd of roughly 300 protesters walked up the Front Street ramp and onto the Hernando de Soto bridge.
The protest was organized by Memphis Voices for Palestine and Pal.
Memphis Voices for Palestine, along with the Memphis chapter of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, led a march down Cooper Street holding signs that read ‘Zionism Equals Violence’ and ‘Free Palestine.’
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