Police deployed tear spray and demonstrators were taken into custody as thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington to condemn Israe
United States Capitol Police stand near protestors in Washington Wednesday, July 24, 2024, during a scheduled visit by Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.S. Capitol . WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington on Wednesday to condemn Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s visit, chanting “Free, free Palestine” as they marched toward the Capitol before police deployed pepper spray on some in the crowd.
Before Netanyahu’s speech, some protesters tried to block his route to the Capitol but were removed from the street by police. After being turned away by officers near the Capitol, protesters wound through the Capitol Hill neighborhood for several blocks before gathering in front of the nearby rail station.
Among the protesters was a group of artists from Baltimore displaying a massive papier-mache sculpture meant to depict President Joe Biden with blood on his hands and devil horns. “Disrupting the Congress and demonstrating in the congressional buildings is against the law,” police said.
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