Pro-Palestinian Insurrectionists Occupy Federal House Office Building in Washington DC
Middle East,Capitol Hill,Palestinians,Protests,Israel Hamas Violence
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About one hundred pro-Palestinian insurrectionists occupied a federal House office building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, chanting “ceasefire now” and “let Gaza live.”
The insurrectionists, many who wore face masks and dressed in black and flew a banner demanding that Israel stop defending itself from rocket attacks against civilians, occupied the ground floor of the Cannon Office Building, one of three main buildings where congressional staff and lawmakers work.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib was leading the protest:
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