by Ben Whedon
Supporters of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas occupied Capitol Hill on Wednesday demanding an end to the ongoing conflict and urging the government against escalating the hostilities.
HAPPENING NOW – Pro-Gaza protesters in Cannon House office building on Capitol Hill are holding 'ceasefire' banners and chanting 'not in our name.'pic.twitter.com/sHR2pFyTns
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 18, 2023
Carrying banners blaring the single word “ceasefire,” the demonstrators gathered en masse and staged a sit in. Video footage of the event showed them collectively chanting “not in our name.” The demonstration appeared to occur in the Cannon Office Building.
JUST IN – Police making multiple arrests after protesters take over US Capitol
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 18, 2023
Critics of the demonstrators characterized the event as an “insurrection” in an apparent reference to an oft-used term for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
There’s an insurrection happening now on Capitol Hill https://t.co/hBMIcv3pqW
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 18, 2023
Israel has maintained a steady bombardment of Gaza in retaliation for an Oct. 7 Hamas incursion into its territory. The raid caught the Israel Defense Forces flat-footed and the terrorists seized 199 hostages while killing many civilians.
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Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.
Photo “Ceasefire Demonstrators at Capitol Hill” by Inside Paper.Â
