The US Capitol Police (USCP) made arrests as Jewish activists entered the Capitol building and demonstrated against the war in Gaza and US military aid to Israel.
The protest took place on the eve of a speech scheduled to be delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a plenary session of the Senate and House of Representatives.
The protesters, responding to a call by Jewish Voice for Peace, wore red T-shirts emblazoned with slogans such as “not in our name” or “Jews say stop arming Israel.” Some held signs with slogans such as “cease fire now” or “let Gaza live.”
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And other demonstrations during Netanyahu’s visit
More protests are also planned during Netanyahu’s visit, as he is set to meet with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – the election’s Mrs. Trump.
The speech that the Israeli prime minister will deliver tonight, during a joint plenary session of the House of Representatives and the Senate, will be the fourth of his career — a record, as no other foreign leader has ever had the opportunity to address the US Congress so many times.
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“Countless atrocities in Gaza”
The American NGO Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) emphasized, in turn, through social networking sites, that “in the last nine months, we have witnessed countless atrocities in Gaza, committed in our name and financed by the US government”.
The collective said that of the 400 participants in the demonstration it called, the police arrested “more than 300”.
On the other hand, the USCP announced that “around 200” activists were arrested.
“We told these people, who had entered legally, to stop (protesting), because otherwise they would be arrested. They did not obey. Demonstrations inside Congress buildings are prohibited by law,” the Federal Police noted via X.
Sources: APE – MEB, Reuters