Protesters demand a ceasefire in besieged Gaza, an end to the US' military aid to Israel as well as the arrest of hawkish Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Protesters demand a ceasefire in besieged Gaza, an end to the US' military aid to Israel as well as the arrest of hawkish Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.As US Congress members prepared to extend a warm welcome to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a starkly different scene unfolded outside the Capitol. Pro-Palestine protesters gathered in dissent, voicing their opposition to the visit and the policies of Netanyahu’s administration.
"If they don't do that, they have to continually get into these brutal conflicts in order to suppress the self-determination of the people of Palestine," he added.that"AIPAC has recognised that the tide is turning among the younger generations, and so they've tried to stand up initiatives to reach out to young people, and their message is being rejected because people understand the reality of occupation. They understand the reality of what is now a genocide.
"How dare you invite this criminal," Stein said as she kicked off her speech, referring to the Congress inviting Netanyahu.Stein has been present at many pro-Palestine protests in the US and was arrested during the Student Spring that took the US by storm three months ago. Feldman, from the Neturei Karta Orthodox Jewish group — who long supported the Palestinian cause — said that a ceasefire is not enough but a"total end to the entire occupation of Palestine."
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