(24 May 2024)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jerusalem – 24 May 2024
1. Israeli police surrounding protesters, one protester chained to a pillar near entrance to the US office of Palestinian Affairs, group holding banner reading (English) “Stop arming Genocide”
2. Wide of protesters carrying banners and chanting
3. Mid of protester with banner reading (English) “Free Gaza”
4. Close of protesters chanting UPSOUND (Arabic) “Freedom for Palestine”
5. Protesters chanting UPSOUND (English) “Killing children is a crime from Ukraine to Palestine”
6. Pan of protest chanting UPSOUND (English) “Israel, USA how many kids you killed today”
STORYLINE:
A group of Israeli and international protesters chained themselves to the gate of the U.S. office of Palestinian affairs in Jerusalem on Friday in protest over the Gaza war.
Activists said that the police arrested seven demonstrators out of the few dozen present.
Videos posted to social media showed the police pushing protesters back and muscling demonstrators into squad cars.
The police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The protest comes as the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave.
Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the pressure on the increasingly isolated country.
Criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly since it turned its focus to Rafah.
This week alone, three European countries announced they would recognize a Palestinian state, and the chief prosecutor for another international court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, along with Hamas officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also under some pressure at home to end the war, which was triggered when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel, killing 1,200 people, most civilians, and taking some 250 hostage.
Thousands of Israelis have joined weekly demonstrations calling on the government to reach a deal to bring the hostages home, fearing time is running out.
Although the ruling by the International Court of Justice is a blow to Israel’s international standing, the court doesn’t have a police force to enforce its orders.
AP video shot by: Maya Alleruzzo
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