On a tense day at the Capitol, a loud group supporting Palestine made a scene at a recent hearing on the proposed $75 billion funding package for the military endeavors of Ukraine and Israel. The group was kicked out by security, but not before screaming down participants and disrupting the hearing.
The protesters showed up with their hands covered in red paint and halted Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony, calling for Israel to halt their response to the recent terrorist attack perpetrated against them and holding signs with messages like “Walls need to come down” and “No more money for Israel.”
BREAKING: Protesters interrupt Blinken's testimony in the Senate Appropriations hearing calling for a 'ceasefire' in Palestine. Say 'ceasefire now', 'let Gaza live'. WATCH pic.twitter.com/YBdbAvdhJy
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One vocal protester was screaming particularly loudly, yelling, “The world is calling for a cease-fire!” She added, “The American people don’t want to support this brutal war. Stop the war. Cease-fire now.”
Blinken was interrupted during his statement, with protesters becoming too distracting to speak over at times. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) addressed the group, stating, “I do recognize that people feel very passionately, but I ask that we have order in their hearing room and respect our speakers,” adding, “We will move forward with the hearing and allow the people here and the American people to hear from their witnesses.”
Blinken himself addressed the crowd, saying, “All of us are committed to the protection of civilian life. All of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. All of us are determined to see it end.” He added, “But all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security, when their democracies, are threatened. That’s what is happening now. We stand resolutely with them, even as we stand resolutely for the protection of innocent civilians.”
Gen Z literally supports Hamas.
Not the Palestinian people… Hamas.
At least, that's what a Harvard-Harris poll just found.@HannahDCox & I discuss on the latest BASEDPolitics podcast. Listen on Apple/Spotify or watch the full episode here: https://t.co/JH4Ds6yE2F pic.twitter.com/vDu2boFVIa
— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️🏳️🌈 (@brad_polumbo) October 27, 2023
The protests at the Capitol show the emotion that revolves around the current Israel-Hamas War among diverse segments of the U.S. population. While there are many issues that Americans disagree on, this charged and heated controversy between pro-Israel and pro-Hamas groups is a cause for concern as emotions continue to make reasonable debate impossible.
