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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
... an American, far-left, overtly Jewish organization that supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign against Israel and is too radical for the Anti-Defamation League...
said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that "over 350" demonstrators," including two dozen rabbis, were inside the large rotunda while thousands of others protested outside.

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.
Whaddayaknow — publicity works! Let’s see if they get the full January 6th treatment, though...
USCP also confirmed to Fox News that demonstrators inside the Cannon Rotunda will be charged with illegally protesting inside a House office building.

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 is rushed runs serpentine to shelter in Tel Aviv to wait out Hamas rockets three days after up to 100 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested outside the Jewish Democratic Senator's NYC home
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  

#1  Pro-Palestinian protesters invade the Capitol: More than 100 demonstrators are arrested after demanding Israeli ceasefire by staging a sit-down in a rotunda in the Congress complex
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-10-18 17:20  

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