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Protesters calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire arrested in House office building - The Hill
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https://thehill.com/homenews/4263321-protesters-arrested-house-ceasefire/
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A large group of protestors entered the Cannon House office building Wednesday demanding an Israeli ceasefire, resulting in several arrests, Capitol Police said.
The protest, organized jointly by the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and IfNotNow, began at noon in front of the Capitol.
The Biden administration has largely defended Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza, after Hamas militants carried out a massacre of Israeli civilians earlier this month.
But progressives in Congress have increased pressure on President Biden to urge restraint from Israel as the death toll in the Gaza Strip mounts.
“It is extremely unjust for him to be sending more money to an oppressive state like Israel,” another protester, Bina Greenspan, added.
Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by the U.S. and EU, launched an attack on Israel earlier this month, largely targeting civilians, that killed 1,400 people.
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