15 people were arrested yesterday morning after they shut down a portion of I-84 by the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge during a protest calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. DailyVoice.com says they were charged with disorderly conduct and trespass. Traffic was backed up to East Fishkill. The bridge was closed for about 45 minutes so state police could clear the bridge and arrest the protesters. No injuries were reported. The action wasn’t limited to our area, as demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, they shut down San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge nearly five hours yesterday, and other demonstrations were held in Chicago and Seattle