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’s testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday, calling for a cease-fire as he outlined the Biden administration’s requests for more U.S. aid to support Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
The group of protesters, sitting in the back of the chamber with red-painted hands, yelled at Blinken: “You have blood on your hands! Murderer!” as well as “Cease-fire now!” and “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go!”Blinken’s testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee centered around the Biden administration’s national security supplemental funding request, which includes $14 billion directed to Israel ― a longtime ally of the U.S.
Outrage over U.S. support for Israel has soared since the outbreak of war in the region. Hamas, a militant terrorist organization in Gaza, launched a multi-pronged attack against Israel on Oct. 7, killing aroundand taking another 240 people hostage, according to Israeli government figures. Israel responded with its own attacks, killing at leastSecretary of State Antony Blinken pauses as protesters interrupt his testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on aid to Israel.
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