▲ Protesters yesterday at the Cannon Building in Washington, which houses the offices of members of the House of Representatives.Photo Ap

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The newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, p. 25

Washington. Protesters against the war in Gaza held a sit-in at Capitol Hill offices yesterday ahead of a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress. Police made 400 arrests.

Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Monday for a visit that includes meetings with President Joe Biden and a speech he is scheduled to deliver to a joint session of Congress today.

Dozens of protesters gathered in front of his hotel last night, and yesterday afternoon hundreds of protesters They took the rotunda of the Cannon Building, which houses the offices of members of the House of Representatives.

Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the protesters, who wore identical red T-shirts reading: Not in our name (Not in our name), they occupied the roundabout shouting: let gaza live!

After a half-hour of applause and chants, Capitol Police officers issued several warnings and then began arresting the protesters, leading them away with their hands tied.