The protest action by the Palestinian Youth Movement took place in the context of a demonstration against Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip and against US military aid.
Pro-Palestinian activists They managed to infiltrate the Watergate Hotelwhere the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Washington, and they threw a mass of fly larvae, worms and insects on the table in a room prepared for meetings of the Israeli delegation.
He Palestinian Youth Movement He published on his X account the images of this action anti-israeli protestin which insects can be seen crawling on the white tablecloth, with the flags of Israel and the United States in the background. “Bon appetit! Worms released on the war table of the criminal Zionist! Palestinian activists caused chaos at the Watergate Hotel on Wednesday night so that Netanyahu, Israeli Mossad agents and the Secret Service would have no peace as they continue to terrorize our people.”.
This protest action was developed in the context of a demonstration with thousands of participants in rejection to the attacks of Israel in the Gaza Strip and against the US military aid in front of the US Congress building, where Netanyahu addressed lawmakers on Wednesday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters also stained some blood red city fountains to denounce the annihilation that Israel is carrying out against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. In addition, they used during the protest in front of the Capitol a Giant head of Netanyahu with horns and hands dripping with red paint representing blood. Another figure representing the Israeli prime minister was burned by protesters.
Some clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and the Police in front of the Congress building became violent and the riot police sprayed pepper spray over the crowd. Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was received by Congress with applause and ovations For the most part, there were some lawmakers who did not join in the welcome, including Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
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The Palestinian-born congresswoman used a pair of signs to express her rejection of Tel Aviv’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, during Netanyahu’s speech to US lawmakers. “War criminal” and “Guilty of genocide” These were the slogans written by Rashida Tlaib on the two voting sticks, which could even be seen during some moments of the broadcast of the Israeli leader’s speech, according to the Sputnik News website.
The Democrat later posted the following message on her social media: “I will never back down from speaking truth to power. Israel’s apartheid government is committing genocide against Palestinians. Palestinians will not be erased. Solidarity with all those outside these walls on the streets protesting and exercising their right to dissent“.
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