Hundreds of protesters gathered exterior the US Capitol on Wednesday to denounce Israel’s conflict in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours earlier than he was on account of deal with members of Congress.
Protesters carrying indicators studying “arrest Netanyahu” and “finish all US assist to Israel” chanted “Freedom, freedom for Palestine” a day after a sit-in at a congressional workplace constructing ended with a number of arrests.
Protest leaders claimed that six intersections resulting in the Capitol have been “reclaimed by the Palestinian folks.” Organizers had stated prematurely that they’d attempt to block Netanyahu’s path to the constructing.
Zeina Hutchinson, growth director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, learn out the names of a number of Palestinian journalists killed by the Israeli military.
“We protest in opposition to this murderous maniac, his supporters and his enablers,” he shouted from the stage. “And we demand his arrest.”