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Pro-Palestine demonstrators swarm inside Capitol Hill, demand ceasefire as police begin arresting protesters | ||
2023-10-19 | ||
[FoxNews] Pro-Palestinian demonstrators swarmed the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, with hundreds of protesters demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Footage from inside the Cannon Office Building showed a large group chanting "Ceasefire Now!" and calling for Congress to demand the fighting stop in Israel. The protesters were spotted wearing black T-shirts reading, "Jews Say Ceasefire Now!" The group Jewish Voice for Peace
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said demonstrations are not allowed inside congressional buildings and worked to clear the crowd. In an X post, USCP warned the protesters to stop demonstrating and "when they did not comply we began arresting them." USCP told Fox News that approximately 300 demonstrators were arrested in the protest on Capitol Hill, including at least three who were charged with assault on a police officer during the demonstrations.
At 6 p.m., authorities said that the rotunda is clear of illegal protesters and that USCP is processing the arrests. USCP also said more protesters are walking in the roadway around the House side of the Capitol Complex, and they have begun temporary rolling road closures for safety. More than 30 protesters were arrested in front of the White House on Monday and over the weekend, thousands of pro-Palestinian activists took to the streets of the nation's capital to advocate for a cease-fire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hamas militant group. Related: Jewish Voice for Peace: 2023-10-16 Chuck Schumer Jewish Voice for Peace: 2023-05-10 House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocks Rep. Rashida Tlaib from hosting anti-Israel event Jewish Voice for Peace: 2023-05-09 Rashida Tlaib Will Host Congressional Event To Mourn 'Catastrophe' of Israel's Founding | ||
Posted by:Skidmark |
#3 Insurrectionists! |
Posted by: jpal 2023-10-19 09:22 |
#2 I don't expect they'll get what J6 got. |
Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-19 01:24 |