Thousands Surround the White House to Protest Israel’s War in Gaza
Thousands of demonstrators surrounded the White House on Saturday to protest President Joe Biden’s response to Israel’s military strikes on Gaza.
Chants of “Free Palestine!”, “Genocide is our red line”, and “Israel bombs, your taxes pay” could be heard from protesters – many of whom were bussed in from over two dozen cities.
Anti-Israel protesters have almost completely surrounded the @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/NgOla5x1mx
— Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) June 8, 2024
Footage posted on X shows protesters getting rowdy as police attempted to make an arrest. As a crowd chants, “Let her go!” officers deployed pepper spray (at 17 seconds).
VIDEO THREAD: Police attempted to make an arrest this afternoon outside the White House in the middle of the pro-Palestine rally kicking off now.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) June 8, 2024
A crowd surrounded them chanting "let her go!" and struggled with officers, who deployed mace against protesters and press. pic.twitter.com/klBpDEZSF9
The woman was not arrested, and the cops were chased away, with one protester saying “get out of here motherfuckers.”
2) Protesters surrounding and resisting the police cheered as a relatively rare moment occurred: The arrestee (whose hands had been cuffed behind their back) was able to leave, unarrested.
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) June 8, 2024
It's not clear to me if they were uncuffed and/or later rearrested. pic.twitter.com/xDZDhhzHkl
The demonstration featured a coalition of groups, including the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Code Pink, which featured protesters dressed as Biden, Antony Blinken, Netanyahu, and Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
"Abandon Biden!" chants as 'Code Pink' protesters dressed as jailed President Biden, Blinken, Gallant and Netanyahu, have children come up to state why they are guilty.
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) June 8, 2024
Massive group is gathered in the Ellipse in Washington DC and holding a "peoples court." pic.twitter.com/LcgjNvkmj9
