Pro-Palestine protesters took over the Rotunda in the Cannon House office building on Wednesday, and hundreds were reportedly arrested.
Pro-Palestine protesters took over the Rotunda in the Cannon House office building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to demand a ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas.
Footage of the demonstration shows protesters chanting “ceasefire” as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepare for a large-scale offensive in Gaza. Israel warned roughly 1 million residents in northern Gaza to flee last week after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Oct. 7 killing at least 1,400 Israeli civilians.
The scene in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda on Capitol Hill as Hamas sympathizers chant under a banner calling for a “CEASEFIRE.” Of note, demonstrations are not allowed in congressional buildings, per Capitol Police. pic.twitter.com/9RcCIjUzud— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) October 18, 2023
While Hamas holds hostages captive — 200 of them, according to the terror group whose numbers are notoriously unreliable — the pro-Palestinian demonstrators with Jewish Voice for Peace continued their call for Israel to stand down on the same day President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hundreds of the demonstrators were reportedly arrested for “illegally protesting inside a House Office Building,” and three were charged with assaulting a police officer.
