Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, posted a strongly worded message on Tuesday condemning anti-Israel agitators who have recently blocked bridges and yelled at Starbucks employees and customers.
Fetterman was responding to a video posted Sunday that showed protesters carrying megaphones and wearing Palestinian flags and other attire entering a Starbucks in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the words, “Starbucks, Starbucks, you can’t hide.” We can’t do it, we can’t do it until we liberate Palestine,” he was shown shouting.
“I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there’s no justice in closing bridges or blaming customers at Starbucks. It just makes you a hole.” Fetterman wrote. “We call on Hamas to return all hostages to their home countries and surrender.”
Several other large protests have surfaced across the United States after hundreds of anti-Israel agitators blocked traffic along California’s Golden Gate Bridge and in Oakland on Monday.
Anti-Israel activists demand a ceasefire in Gaza, blocking traffic and causing chaos in cities across the country
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, criticized anti-Israel agitators for blocking bridges and blaming Starbucks customers. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In New York City, nearly 300 protesters gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning.
Protesters chant slogans at an outdoor shopping mall in downtown Los Angeles during the “Gaza Strike” calling for the U.S. to defund Israel, April 15, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
In Fetterman’s home state of Pennsylvania, dozens of protesters waved Palestinian flags during a teach-in and disrupted traffic during rush hour in Center City on Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Philadelphia police told the newspaper that another coordinated group of anti-Israel protesters led a motorcade down Interstate 95, and 67 people were arrested on charges of interstate obstruction.
“Hands off Iran!” video of Chicago activists cheering after learning that Iran has launched an attack on Israel.
The demonstration came after Iran fired hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Israel in attacks over the weekend. The Israeli military said 99% of the drones and missiles were intercepted by Israel’s own air defenses and fighter jets, as well as in coordination with a U.S.-led coalition of partners.
Anti-Israel agitators participate in the “Gaza Strike” protest calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel’s military commander said on Monday that the country would respond to the Iranian attack, but was unsure how and when it would respond as world leaders urged not to retaliate to avoid a spiral of violence in the Middle East. He did not elaborate on what he would do.
Fox News’ Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
