Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon Detained by Police While Protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech at the U.N.

By William Earl

William Earl

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Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were among those detained on Sept. 24 in New York City for protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was set to speak at the U.N. General Assembly. Pictures of the actors being led away from protests in cuffs went viral on social media before Netanyahu began speaking, such as the X post below from the account Land Palestine.

Susan Sarandon and Jewish actress Hannah Einbinder were just arrested at pro Palestine protest for chanting arrest Netanyahu in NYC pic.twitter.com/mgTEgu0j79

— LPC (@landpalestine) September 24, 2026

It is not yet confirmed if Einbinder and Sarandon were arrested or simply detained. Variety has reached out to the NYPD, as well as the actors’ reps, for further information.

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