Police clash with dozens of protesters Wednesday night; Biden maintains refusal to call for ceasefireUS Capitol police clash with protesters demanding ceasefire from Israel in GazaJoe Biden issues strident defence of refusal to call for ceasefire in GazaOrganizers of last night’s ceasefire demonstration has released a statement on the “violent police response,” saying that over 90 nonviolent protestors were injured by capitol police.In a joint statement released by If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace Action and Democratic Socialists of America, the groups said:“On Wednesday evening, a coalition of Jewish and allied protestors nonviolently blocked one entrance to the DNC headquarters. Police violently attacked them, causing over 90 injuries, including being pepper sprayed, minor cuts, and dragged by the hair…Protestors were choked and violently handled by multiple office[r]s at once, thrown against the wall, then grabbed and picked up and thrown down the front stairs. At least two protestors’ glasses were smashed by the police. Dozen of people were kicked, kneed and punched in the face by police officers. People were shoved down the stairs and tackled to the pavement by cops running at full speed.”The Senate has passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown.The House ethics committee will not recommend punishment for New York’s Republican representative George Santos who is accused of fraud. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2023-11-16 14:10:13
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US Capitol police clash with protesters as Biden defends refusal to call Gaza ceasefire – live
