Anti-Israel Protesters Arrested After Overrunning Capitol Hill Office Building
Protesters tear down a sign outside of a congressman’s office that says simply: ‘I Stand With Israel.’
Dozens of protesters have been arrested inside a House office building on Capitol Hill and have shut down an intersection at the gates of the Capitol building’s entrance. The demonstrators are calling on President Biden to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and are holding signs with such messages as “Jews against apartheid” and “End the genocide in Gaza.”
The action began mid-afternoon, when hundreds of protesters, many of whom identified themselves as being Jewish, entered the Cannon House office building and began a sit-in protest, which is illegal. The protesters sang in Hebrew until they were arrested by Capitol police.
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