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2023-12-20 Home Front: WoT
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60 anti-Israel protesters arrested inside the Capitol Rotunda
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - They scattered children's' shoes across the floor of the renowned Capitol Rotunda to protest the growing death toll in Gaza
- The anti-Israel demonstrators also demanded Congress drop Biden's $110 billion 'deadly deal' in the Senate - the massive aid package in the works
- 'Stop funding violence against our communities,' read one massive sign held up in the Capitol Rotunda
Scores of activists demanding an end to the violence in Gaza have frequently clashed with cops on Capitol Hill since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack and have even chained themselves to the White House fence.
'Stop funding violence against our communities,' read one massive sign the demonstrators held up in the Capitol Rotunda.
| Which has nothing to do with Israel... |
'Divest from militarism - invest in life,' read other signs demonstrators waved overhead. 'Protect immigrants and asylees' and 'ceasefire' read others.
| Also nothing to do with Israel. |
The demonstration came as the House has gone home for the holidays and the Senate remains in session - with low attendance rates - while leaders from each side try to reach a deal on a package that includes funding for Ukraine and Israel in exchange for new border security provisions.
Biden is facing renewed pressure from the progressive left to call for a ceasefire as Palestinian casualties pile up in the war in Gaza.
After stalwart support of Israel's offensive for many weeks, the White House has only recently begun to show daylight between itself and the military campaign.
The White House on Monday said it had spoken to the Israeli government about the killing of two women sheltering at a Catholic church in the Gaza strip, saying there needs to be better deconfliction to protect civilians and humanitarian workers.
One idea under consideration is to allow Homeland Security officials to stop migrants from applying for asylum at the southern border if the total number of crossings on a day exceeds 5,000.
Border agents are overwhelmed after single day totals reportedly exceeded 10,000 illegal aliens entering the U.S. by the southern border every day of last week.
Biden's supplemental request included $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, $9 billion for humanitarian assistance, $11 billion for border and migrant-related matters and $2 billion for the Indo-Pacific region.
Only nine Republicans need to vote for the package to get it through the Senate if all Democrats vote for it, though Democratic detractors can be expected. The House is a different ballgame.
Hardliners on both sides of the aisle in the House are expected to oppose the deal: conservative Republicans will say it doesn't live up to H.R. 2, their party-line immigration bill and that they oppose Ukraine aid in general. Progressive Democrats will oppose border restrictions. 
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