The arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touched off a flurry of protests in the nation’s capital, including a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests.
A group calling themselves Seal the Deal gathering during an event on the National Mall near the US Capitol on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Washington. A group of released hostages and family members of Israeli hostages held a press conference ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's address to Congress on Wednesday. has touched off a flurry of protests in the nation’s capital, including a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests.
“I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors and I know what a Holocaust looks like,” said Jane Hirschmann, a native of Saugerties, New York, who drove down for the protest along with her two daughters — both of whom were arrested. “When we say ‘Never Again,’ we mean never for anybody.” As of 8 p.m. Tuesday night, the Capitol Police said they did not have a final tally of the number of people arrested. But JVP claimed in a statement that 400 people,"including over a dozen rabbis," had been arrested.
Families of some of the remaining hostages held a protest vigil Tuesday evening on the National Mall, demanding that Netanyahu come to terms with Hamas and bring home the approximately 120 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza. About 150 people wearing yellow shirts that read “Seal the Deal NOW!” chanted “Bring Them Home” and listened to testimonials from relatives and former hostages.
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