Statue of Liberty Shut Down by Protesters Calling for Gaza Cease-fire By Noah Hurowitz , a freelance journalist and author based in New York Updated Nov. 6, 2023 ...

Hundreds of protesters boarded ferries to the Statue of Liberty on Monday, carrying banners calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that they unfurled from the statue’s pedestal.

The Statue of Liberty was briefly closed to visitors Monday as hundreds of protesters landed on Liberty Island to call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.