(24 Jul 2024)
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Washington – 24 July 2024
1. Various of signs, flags and demonstrators
2. Various of demonstrators and people being corralled and arrested by law enforcement
3. Med of Netanyahu effigy burning
4. Wide of raised Palestinian flag, as fire begins to burn
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Naveen (last name not given), demonstrator:
“It’s a disgrace. It’s a disgrace and honestly, it’s a slap in the face to not just the Arab-American community in America, but all people. All people."
6. Wide of smoke in distance while demonstrator march
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Shakil Khan, demonstrator, Virginia resident:
“He’s (Netanyahu) a war criminal. He should be in jail. And, you know, he could have brought peace a long time ago. He wants the war to continue."
8. Med of police officers take their positions as demonstrators marching
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Prentice, demonstrator, Maryland resident:
“I think it’s important to show, like a visual representation, that the American citizens don’t support the policies of our upper class. They don’t support the policies of our elected officials. We are in a rogue kind of administration that are disconnected from the people. I think it’s important to show, come out and show the world that the American people, our policies, are not popular with the American people."
10. Various of graffiti spray painted on a monument to Christopher Columbus
STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters against the war in Gaza converged on Washington on Wednesday to condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, chanting “Free, free Palestine” as they marched toward the Capitol before police deployed pepper spray on some in the crowd.
Demonstrators calling for an end to the war that has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians filled several blocks as they weaved through the streets of the nation’s capital carrying Palestinian flags and signs with messages such as “arrest Netanyahu” and “end all U.S. aid to Israel.” Outside Washington’s Union Station, protesters removed American flags and hoisted Palestinian ones in their place to massive cheers in the crowd.
Throngs of demonstrators rallied near the Capitol before starting their march ahead of Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress, but police blocked them from getting close to the building. Police said they used pepper spray after some protesters became “violent” and “failed to obey” orders to move back from the police line.
Outside of Union Station, at least four protesters were handcuffed and taken away by police. Protesters shouted, “Let them go!” at officers who formed a circle.
Cheers rang out as a fire burned what appeared to be a papier-mache likeness of Netanyahu. Protesters spray painted graffiti on a monument to Christopher Columbus, including the words, “Hamas is coming” in large red letters. “Free Gaza” was scrawled in green.
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