Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the White House on Saturday afternoon to protest the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Video footage Posts Photos showed protesters holding Palestinian flags and a long red banner surrounding the outside of the White House.
Protesters could be heard chanting “Kill Joe Biden” and some were seen holding signs that read “Free all Palestinian political prisoners”, “Stop the invasion! Hands on Rafah!” and “Hands on Rafah! Ceasefire now.”
Pro-Palestinian protesters outside the White House chant ‘Kill Joe Biden!’ pic.twitter.com/ja6lMkhXdc
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Video footage showed protesters lining the perimeter of the White House with red flags, forming a “red line.” Reportedly This was meant to represent the red line that Israeli forces crossed by launching a military offensive operation in Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold.
Protesters have begun forming a “red line” around the White House to represent the “red line” that was crossed in the Israeli military attack in Rafah. pic.twitter.com/UU4u9Y2Srd
— Charlie Ehrman (@EhrmanCharlie) June 8, 2024
Several protesters could be heard. Chant Al-Qassam and Hezbollah are “killing yet another soldier” and “Zionists.”
“Al-Qassam makes us proud,” protesters chanted. “Kill one more soldier now. Hezbollah, Hezbollah. Kill one more Zionist now.”
🚨 What’s happening now: Pro-Hamas protesters outside the White House demand the death of Zionists
⚠️ Domestic terrorists march with “Jihad of Victory or Martyrdom” banners and yell at other terrorists to kill more Jews
Outside the White House, traitors to the West held up banners… pic.twitter.com/FcgX36oFNO
— Shirion Collective (@ShirionOrg) June 8, 2024
Several protesters set off Smoke bombs were thrown and voices were heard shouting: “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide, we will charge you with genocide.”
“Biden, Biden, we are not dead. The intifada has just begun,” protesters said.
Anti-Israel protesters release smoke outside the White House pic.twitter.com/n3w3rLxNSi
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 8, 2024
The pro-Palestinian protests came on the same day that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said four hostages held by Hamas had been rescued from two Palestinian refugee camps in Nuseirat.
Hamas attacked Israel from land, sea and air on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.
Pro-Palestinian protests have increased since the Hamas attacks. Protests and encampments appeared on university campuses across the country throughout April and early May, with protesters calling on universities to divest from Israeli companies that profit from Israel’s war with Hamas, and calling for a ceasefire and an end to academic ties with Israeli educational institutions.
President Joe Biden and his administration have come under increasing criticism over their stance on Israel’s war with Hamas, and Democrats such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) have urged Americans to vote against him in November.
