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BREAKING: Police in Washington, D.C. just said that they arrested just one person as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in the city on Saturday, and the Secret Service also said that its agents around the White House and other executive branch buildings made no arrests during the protest.
NOTE: In a statement to Fox News Digital, The DC Police said, "During the event, several minor incidents of property damage and vandalism were reported to police. One adult male was arrested for Destruction of Property in the 700 block of 17th Street, Northwest. In addition, MPD is currently investigating acts of vandalism that damaged the McPherson Square Metro Station and several police vehicles."
"The Metropolitan Police Department handles hundreds of protests, demonstrations, and other events every year, and we support and facilitate people safely and peacefully exercising their First Amendment right to protest," acting Chief Pamela A. Smith said in a statement.
building in Washington D.C. was vandalized with graffiti messages reading, "Death to Israel" and "Glory 2 the Martyrs," as thousands of protesters descended on the nation's capital to protest on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
"In our backyard: "Death to Israel" and "Glory to our Martyrs," among other violent antisemitic graffiti spotted in Washington DC. #WhereIsTheOutrage," the Israeli embassy to the United States said in an X post Saturday.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: MoreCoyoteAngels
Sounds like the same unaccompanied minor children coming thru the US border.
Not really , no.
Five Palestinians aged 9 to 13 were picking wild greens near the outpost of Havat Ma’on when two settlers approached and they fled. Soldiers chased and arrested them, although most are below the age of criminal responsiblity. The cavalier approach of senior officers, who overlook the imperative to avoid the traumatic arrest of children unless crucial, cannot be justified. Israel’s view of the arrest and even prosecution of Palestinian children as an acceptable routine defies the basic tenets of justice and the provisions of international law
According to B’Tselem the Palestinian boys were aged between eight and 13. Israel has a policy of not arresting children under the age of 12.
Sarit Michaeli of B’Tselem tweeted that “the army is accusing them of trying to steal parrots from the Havat Maon outpost.” She added that the boys were held for several hours and then released.
originally posted by: Darkblade71
a reply to: WingDingLuey
I would think you could be pro-Palestinian but anti-Hamas.
That is how I see it anyways.
The Palestinians are paying a very high price because of Hamas.
The mass majority of protesters probably see it that way too.
Although Hamas militants in Gaza and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement Thursday, tensions quickly reemerged on Friday as Israeli forces again used stun grenades and tear gas against Palestinians at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. CNN reported that “dozens of Israeli officers hit journalists with batons and tried to point rifles at them, calling them “liars” when they showed them their press cards.” Once again, these visuals flooded social media and Palestinians and those in solidarity with them appear to be even more fired up. “Israel attacking Palestinians just hours after the ceasefire shows this was never about defense but about domination,” tweeted Ahmad Abuznaid, executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian rights.
The latest surge of violence began after protests in East Jerusalem over the potential forced removal of Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and the subsequent storming of al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli forces in early May. While the Israeli Foreign Ministry has referred to the Sheikh Jarrah issue as a “real estate dispute,” the United Nations human rights office has said their displacement could constitute a “war crime.” Noura Erakat, a Palestinian human rights attorney, says their possible removal is simply a continuation of the “ongoing Nakba—the process of removal of native Palestinians with the intent of replacing them with Jewish Zionist settlers.” Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes as the result of the 1948 war that led to the founding of Israel. The U.N. reported on Tuesday that more than 52,000 Palestinians had been forced to flee their homes as a result of the latest Israeli air strikes.
Among those who have used the term apartheid to describe Israeli policy are South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, South African cleric Desmond Tutu, Angela Davis, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and progressive Democratic members in Congress such as Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. “Criticizing Israel in such justifiably harsh terms, like using words such as ‘apartheid’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’ are no longer radical fringe positions that can’t be said anymore,” says H. A. Hellyer, a Middle East expert and a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
In recent days, Biden has repeatedly stressed the right of Israel to defend itself from Hamas rocket attacks but not commented explicitly on the right of Palestinians to defend themselves or the proportionality of Israel’s response. “I don’t think it’s constructive,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday after being asked whether the president doesn’t want to answer whether the Israeli response has been disproportionate.
While support for Israel is still strong across the general population, attitudes were beginning to shift even before the latest escalation in violence. A Gallup poll conducted in February found that 52% of Americans support an independent Palestinian state and 34% want more pressure on Israel, which Gallup notes is the highest level of demand for pressuring Israel in their trend data from 2007.
originally posted by: Kenzopolis
A flashback about the P-people and why all arab nations dont want to make same mistake again as earlyer.
We are definitely in a crisis of information. We have a proliferation of reporting from every kind of source, from politicians like Nick Freitas to influencers, without regard to their credibility on the subject or the validity of their sources. We need to become experts on digging in to the fine print of what we read because we are in danger of becoming entirely susceptible to what we read, without the ability to discern or uncover bias. Nick, I checked out your voting record and conservative positions. That alone does not discredit you, but it points to the bias your bring. You also do not credit sources for the information you cite, which means it could literally come from anywhere — and that is a very vast notion at this point in time. I urge you to report with integrity and help restore, at least my trust, in the media in general.
Let's do our own research into the history of these two factions and the other players who have their own political agenda and call out bias reporting/opinion pieces for what they are.
originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: quintessentone
Let's do our own research into the history of these two factions and the other players who have their own political agenda and call out bias reporting/opinion pieces for what they are.
well your bias is very evident and research is very one sided.
how's that for calling out bias.
originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: quintessentone
bullsh@@, your posts are 100% pro hamas and blaming Israel for everything regardless what what facts other people show you. then you just keep on throwing the same sh@@ out over and over. trying to win a argument that is flawed.
not just on this topic but every one you post in.
So how will impeachment affect Donald Trump's foreign policy? With an already distracted, now impeached and angry, President, we can't rule out some reckless and unpredictable adventure abroad, especially in response to American adversaries like North Korea and Iran eager to test Trump's resolve. But it's more likely the election year will have a greater affect than impeachment.
How Impeachment Affects Trump’s Foreign Policy
“It is right to rebel! Israel can go to hell!” Marte White, who said he was from Community Movement Builders, a nationwide Black activist group, yelled during his turn at the mic.
Palestinians have a right to fight “by any means necessary…and I do mean any means necessary!” White said, presumably referring to Hamas slaughtering and maiming 1,400 Israelis within a few hours on Oct. 7.
“Everyone should support the struggle against Zionism, and stand with the Palestinian people,” White concluded.