In a call for an end to 'genocide' in Gaza, a handful of Jewish protesters who joined a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington, D.C., on Monday were arrested, accused of blocking entrances to the White House.One of the organizations behind the protest, IfNotNow, reported on X, formerly Twitter, that Secret Service Police began arresting demonstrators after the group reportedly blocked off all entrances to the White House.
In another video posted by Los Angeles-based KNX News, correspondent Craig Fiegener said that the protest had blocked off the entrance that is typically utilized by members of the media to get into the White House complex.'We're just told to kind of hang out here,' Fiegener added in his video, which he said was taken from within the White House gates.Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for more information Monday afternoon.
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