More than 1,000 rallied Saturday in Washington in support of Palestinians and calling for an end to US aid to Israel.
Supporters of Palestine hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on May 29, 2021.
“We are hoping to send a clear message to the United States government that the days of supporting the Israeli state without repercussions are over,” one of the demonstrators, 39-year-old Washington lawyer Sharif Silmi, said as he stood in the crowd where many protesters held red, white, green and black Palestinian flags.
Lama Alahmad, a resident of neighboring Virginia who is of Palestinian origin, said US public opinion is turning in favor of the Palestinian cause. “We just want the world to recognize that we are human beings. We are not terrorists,” said Alahmad, a 43-year-old stay at home mother who grew up in the United Arab Emirates before moving to the US around 20 years ago.