A group of anti-Israel protesters calling on Congress to uphold a cease-fire and end military aid to Israel shut down the Senate cafeteria.
A group of protesters Christians seeking a free Palestinewas captured. video In Dirksen’s Senate building, chants chanted, “We are Christians of free Palestine,” “We are here to pray for food in Gaza,” and “Our Bible says, ‘Woe to you!'” was heard. ‘To eat while others are hungry’ and ‘Woe! Because there is starvation in Gaza. ”
In one video, protesters can be heard saying, “Congress and its staff will not eat today.” “Until Gaza eats.”
The protests come as Gaza residents face widespread starvation amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the US-designated Islamic terrorist organization Hamas. Countries including the UK, US, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are airlifting food to Gaza.
Now: A large crowd of “Christians for a Free Palestine” is protesting in the US Senate cafeteria, calling on Congress to support a ceasefire, restore aid to UNRWA, and end military aid to Israel.
“Congress and its staff will not eat today,” they shout. “Until Gaza eats.”
Dozens of people are arrested. pic.twitter.com/1k7NQzQORa
— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) April 9, 2024
U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Breitbart News that “approximately 50 people” were arrested for “unlawful demonstrations” at the Dirksen Senate Building. The protesters were charged with crowding, obstruction, and non-accommodation for: DC Code § 22–1307.
“Demonstrations inside the Capitol are illegal,” the U.S. Capitol Police told Breitbart News in a statement.
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Before arresting the group of about 50 protesters, U.S. Capitol Police yelled and instructed “everyone” to leave and “or be arrested,” sources said. Said Fox News.
Following the arrest, Christians for a Free Palestine posted the following message: statement In X, he said “peaceful protests and songs” calling for a ceasefire “should not be met with police or arrests.”
“Once again, there is no need for protests to stop genocide in the first place,” the group added.
Peaceful protests and songs calling for an end to genocide should not be met with police or arrest, but there is no need to protest to stop genocide in the first place. #CFPAaction pic.twitter.com/YokUasYx2i
— Christians seeking a free Palestine (@xians4Palestine) April 9, 2024
Anti-Israel protests have been increasing since Hamas launched attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded Israel by land, sea, and air, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 200 hostages.
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Since October 7, protests calling for a ceasefire and an end to military aid to Israel have continued to spread across the United States and around the world. In early April, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came under fire from pro-Palestinian protesters who chanted, “Stop fundraising for genocide!”
On April 4, President Joe Biden called for an “immediate ceasefire” in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, threatening Israel with the loss of U.S. support if it did not comply. Before Biden called for a ceasefire, and during hostage negotiations in Doha, Qatar, in late March, Hamas had called for a ceasefire before releasing any other hostages.
