Protestors gather on Staten Island outside councilmember’s office | On the scene video

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — About three dozen demonstrators took to the doorstep of Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks’ office in St. George to urge her to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The protestors lined the sidewalk Friday afternoon, with a large NYPD presence overseeing the assembly. Standing before a secured entrance, the protestors emphatically shouted out a variety of chants, displayed signs and listened to speakers ranging from a high school student, to a chorus instructor, to members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

“We’re out here protesting Kamillah Hanks who has been very silent on what’s happening in Palestine,” Salma, an organizer of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said. “She has Palestinian people living right here in her neighborhood that she’s supposedly supposed to represent, and we haven’t heard a word from her. In fact, she just went on an undisclosed trip to Israel last month and has been there in the past, and has made very problematic comments.”