In New York, Saturday was the National Day of Action for the Palestinian cause. And a number of Pro-Palestine demonstrators found themselves in police custody.
The demonstrations, organized by the Palestinian-led community group Within Our Lifetime, took place on what they termed the “National Day of Action for Gaza.” Thousands of participants took to the streets, united in their collective demand for an end to what they perceived as “U.S.-sponsored genocide in Gaza.”
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Storming the Capitol
On Wednesday, protestors stormed the Capitol. US Capitol Police issued warnings to the Pro-Palestine protestors, as they occupied the building’s rotunda.
The police expressed their concerns that the demonstrations violated the preset rules for protests within the Capitol. Although the protestors initially entered the building legally, a shift in there was evident in the later stages of the protest. Soon the mob turned unruly leading to hundreds of arrests, 3 individuals even faced charges of assaulting a police officer.
