On Tuesday, while Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, multiple protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza repeatedly interrupted him.
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Hamas and Jew hatred has awakened the anti-war spirit within the left, a contigent that was eerily silent in recent years so long as the people dying were… pic.twitter.com/f76xhyGoiq
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 31, 2023
Every time Blinken’s testimony was interrupted, police escorted the protester out, but other protestors kept interrupting as the Secretary of State tried to continue his testimony.
“Palestinians aren’t animals, CEASEFIRE NOW”
The look on Secretary Blinken’s face as he testifies before senate committee and multiple people interrupt in protest for Gaza.
Public opinion has forever stained this administration, this will be its legacy.pic.twitter.com/QBbdtZlE6F
— Rami Jarrah (Alexander Page) (@RamiJarrah) October 31, 2023
From The Hill:
Cable news networks carried several of the interruptions live, showcasing the deep divide on the left over the Biden administration’s backing of Israel’s offensive on Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas.
Hamas launched an Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,400 people. Israel in response launched aerial attacks on Gaza, following that with a ground offensive that has seen troops enter Gaza over the weekend. The Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza has said 8,000 people have been killed from the counterattacks.
Other protestors held red-stained hands in the air, arguing the administration had blood on its hands for its support of Israel.
“Cease-fire now! Save the children of Gaza! Save the children of Gaza! Cease-fire now! Where is your pride, American?” he yelled before being forced from the room.
Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) then addressed the room, calling for order.
“I do recognize that people feel very passionately, but I ask that we have order in their hearing room and respect our speakers,” she said. “We will move forward with the hearing and allow the people here and the American people to hear from their witnesses.”
Shortly thereafter, another protester stood with a sign, also calling for a cease-fire.
“The world is calling for a cease-fire!” the protestor yelled. “The American people don’t want to support this brutal war. Stop the war. Cease-fire now. Stop funding this brutal massacre that Israel is doing on the people of Gaza. Cease-fire now! Cease-fire now! Cease-fire now!”
The interruption of the Senate hearing is just the latest case in the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States.
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— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2023
Students on college campuses are attacking Jews for supporting Israel.
Even politicians who grew up under oppressive regimes and fled to sanctuary in the United States are attacking their fellow politicians for supporting Israel’s right to defend itself.
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