New Haven activist arrested following protest of Israeli politician

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One demonstrator was arrested during a protest against a right-wing Israeli politician in New Haven Wednesday night.

Mark Colville, a co-founder of the Amistad Catholic Worker House in New Haven, was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer.

Colville allegedly kicked and struck vehicles leaving the gathering at a Jewish student society called Shabtai, according to New Haven Police.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was making an appearance near the Yale campus, but Shabtai is not directly affiliated with the university. Up to 200 people turned out to protest the appearance, according to the New Haven Independent.