Demonstrators demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip broke into one of the US Congress buildings. And among other things stop military aid USA to Israel.
The protest was broadcast live by ABC News. Activists chanted and sang. Among the slogans was “Let Gaza live.” The T-shirts say “Not in our name”, on the other side “Truce now”. What is unusual is that the Jews are asking for peace for the Gaza Strip.
How report The media, including RIA Novosti, the initiator of the action was the organization Jewish voice for peace (“Jewish voice for peace”). Dozens of American Jews joined her. In the video you can see that many protesters are wearing a kippah, a traditional Jewish men’s headdress.
Protesters entered the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, where several committees of the US House of Representatives are located. At times the police took someone out, but mostly people did not show active resistance.
However, how reports On October 18, RIA Novosti, citing the Capitol police, three Protestants were arrested for attacking law enforcement officers.
Author: youtube.com/ABCNews
Let us recall that on October 18, the permanent representatives of the United States and Israel to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Gilad Erdan, left the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East without waiting for its completion. Thomas-Greenfield and Erdan left the meeting room together, although representatives from several other countries remained on the speaker list. They declined to comment to the press.
Previously, the United States blocked the Brazilian draft resolution in the UN Security Council on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, using its veto power. The United States also voted against Russian amendments to the Brazilian text of the document.
A little earlier on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden, during a visit to Tel Aviv, promised to request an unprecedented aid package for Israel from Congress. The Biden administration called the trip itself a “visit of solidarity.” Basically we are talking about providing Israel with everything necessary for the Iron Dome air defense system.
Lebanese Hezbollah movement amid an attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip announced Wednesday, October 18, a “day of rage” against Israel and called on all Muslims to protest. Rallies in support of the population of the Gaza Strip were held in many countries.
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2023-10-18 21:18:33
