Anti-war protests disrupt the White House Correspondents' Dinner as demonstrators condemn US President Joe Biden's approach to Israel's Gaza war.
Anti-war protests disrupt the White House Correspondents' Dinner as demonstrators condemn US President Joe Biden's approach to Israel's Gaza war.Boycott call echoes at White House Correspondents' Dinner over Gaza conflict casualties, Palestinian journalist deaths. / Photo: Reuters
“Shame on you!” protesters draped in the traditional Palestinian keffiyeh cloth shouted, running after men in tuxedos and suits and women in long dresses who were holding clutch purses as guests hurried inside for the dinner. Ralliers cried “Free, free Palestine." They cheered when at one point someone inside the Washington Hilton — where the dinner has been held for decades — unfurled a Palestinian flag from a top-floor hotel window.
"It is unacceptable to stay silent out of fear or professional concern while journalists in Gaza continue to be detained, tortured, and killed for doing our jobs." For months, Biden's every move has been shadowed by protesters angry over US support for the Israeli war on Gaza. He has been met by shouts of"Genocide Joe" and noisy calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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