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White House staff 'relocated' after pro-Palestinian rioters damage anti-scale fencing, hurl objects at cop; thousands protest in DC and elsewhere
Where's Pelosi's National Guard?Guess the SS gunning the crowd from the roof is a bad look in an election year. Any FBI in the crowd? [FoxNews] Anti-Israel protesters and rioters gathered outside the White House on Saturday night, with some demonstrators damaging security fencing and hurling objects at police. The demonstrators were heard chanting "Ceasefire Now" and "Free, Free Palestine," with many waving Palestinian flags. "Yemen, Yemen make us proud / Turn another ship around," was also recited at the demonstration, hours after strikes were launched against the Houthis in Yemen. The U.S. Secret Service told Fox News Digital that some fences were damaged outside the White House, and that staff members and journalists were "relocated" as a result. The White House also said on Saturday that President Biden is currently at Camp David. "During the demonstration near the White House complex Jan. 13, a portion of the anti-scale fencing that was erected for the event sustained temporary damage," the statement read. "The issues were promptly repaired on site by U.S. Secret Service support teams." "As a precaution, some members of the media and staff in proximity to Pennsylvania Avenue were temporarily relocated while the issue was being addressed," the statement continued. "The Secret Service made no arrests associated with the march and there was no property damage to the White House or adjacent buildings." Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith blasted illegal behavior from protesters in a press release on Saturday night. The police chief added that some officers were assaulted by the demonstrators in Lafayette Park. "While a majority of today’s demonstration remained peaceful, there were instances of illegal and destructive behavior in Lafayette Park, including items being thrown at our officers," Smith explained. "We are supporting our partners at the United States Park Police as they investigate and hold those found responsible accountable for their actions." ‘No votes for Genocide Joe’: Thousands demand ceasefire at DC pro-Palestinian protest [IsraelTimes] Progressive participants split on whether they will support US president against Trump in November election due to his support for Israel in war against Hamas. Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the anti-war group CodePink, told The Associated Press that the moniker “Genocide Joe” will stick with Biden for a certain segment of the community because of his handling of the war in Gaza. “I think the Democrats are playing with fire in many ways — playing with fire in that they’re supporting a genocide in Gaza but also playing with fire in terms of their own future,” Benjamin said.
The puppet had become a human rights emblem during an 8,000-kilometer (4,970-mile) journey from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester in July 2001. March organizers had said the Palestinian children would accompany Little Amal through the streets of central London. “On Saturday Amal walks for those most vulnerable and for their bravery and resilience,“ said Amir Nizar Zuabi, artistic director of The Walk Productions. “Amal is a child and a refugee and today in Gaza childhood is under attack, with an unfathomable number of children killed. Childhood itself is being targeted. That’s why we walk.” A pro-Israel rally was set to take place in London on Sunday. The London march was one of several others being held in European cities including Paris, Rome, Milan and Dublin, where thousands also marched along the Irish capital’s main thoroughfare to protest Israel’s military operations against Hamas. Protesters waved Palestinian flags, held placards critical of the Irish, US and Israeli governments and chanted, “Free, free Palestine.″ In Rome, hundreds of demonstrators descended on a boulevard near the famous Colosseum, with some carrying signs reading, “Stop Genocide.” At one point during the protest, amid the din of sound effects mimicking exploding bombs, a number of demonstrators lied down in the street and pulled white sheets over themselves as if they were corpses, while others knelt beside them, their palms daubed in red paint. Many hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Paris’ Republic Square to set off on a march calling for an immediate cease-fire, an end to the war, a lifting of the blockade on Gaza and to impose sanctions on Israel. Marching protesters waved the Palestinian flag and held aloft placards and banners reading, “From Gaza to Paris. Resistance.” Related: Anti-Israel protesters: 2024-01-10 Good Morning Anti-Israel protesters: 2024-01-09 BlackRock plans to lay off 600 employees — about 3 percent of global workforce Anti-Israel protesters: 2024-01-04 Good Morning Related: Medea Benjamin: 2024-01-10 Left-Wing ‘Dark Money’ Powerhouse Funded Group Linked to Holocaust Museum Protestors Medea Benjamin: 2023-10-07 Not The Onion: Bernie Sanders' Staffers Have Left-Wing Antiwar Activists Arrested Outside Office Medea Benjamin: 2023-02-17 Protester storms stage during foreign policy speech by Sen. Josh Hawley Related: Pro-Palestinian protest: 2024-01-09 Furious NYC father smashes through Pro-Palestinian protest: 2023-12-29 Massive pro-Palestine protests erupt in New York City: HUNDREDS of demonstrators try to force their way into the World Trade Center as Times Square is taken over Pro-Palestinian protest: 2023-12-27 ‘Sleeping Dragon': Victor Davis Hanson Explains Why Americans Will Stop Putting Up With ‘Hardcore Socialists' Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-14 |
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