{"id":596673,"date":"2023-11-05T03:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T00:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thousands-of-pro-palestinian-protesters-march-across-dc\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T03:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T00:29:34","slug":"thousands-of-pro-palestinian-protesters-march-across-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thousands-of-pro-palestinian-protesters-march-across-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march across DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tens of thousands of supporters of Palestine marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest the Israeli war against Hamas and the bombing of Gaza, flooding the streets and demonstrating outside the White House as they called for a cease-fire and an end to U.S. support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters gathered at Freedom Plaza on Saturday afternoon and rallied around speakers who cried out against what they called a genocide in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Among the speakers was the r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Macklemore, who told thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters he was \u201cnot afraid\u201d to speak out against the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been told to just be complicit to protect our careers, to protect our interests \u2014 and I\u2019m not going to do it anymore,\u201d Macklemore said atop a stage in Freedom Plaza to a crowd of cheering protesters. \u201cI know enough that this is a genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protesters banged drums, blew trumpets, flew Palestine\u2019s flag and stormed across D.C. to speak out against the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also held up signs that called for no more U.S. support for Israel and an end to the bombs falling over Gaza, which have killed more than 9,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamad Ali, 35, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed all the way from Boston, Mass., to attend the rally. Ali said he was upset about the \u201ckilling of children\u201d and called for an im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look at Israel as an occupying entity that\u2019s come over and took over the land of the Palestinian people,\u201d Ali said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Israel is fighting a major war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a surprise attack on Oct. 7 and killed more than 1,400 Israelis while taking more than 200 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to completely destroy Hamas in retaliation while rejecting calls for cease-fires. The U.S. wants to protect innocent Palestinians and get more aid into Gaza but also says Israel has a right to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday rally saw thousands of Palestinian supporters calling out Biden by name, accusing him of genocide just outside the White House and waving profanity-laced signs attacking his support for Israel.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4293903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=768,419 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=1280,699 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=645,352 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=50,27 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2824.jpeg?resize=876,478 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A protestor in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4. (Brad Dress)<\/p>\n<p>Anne Mustafa, of Montgomery County, Md., called for an immediate cease-fire and a greater flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa, who is of Palestinian heritage, said the U.S. should cut further aid to Israel and that the Biden administration is doing a \u201cterrible\u201d job with the ongoing conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of the people who voted for President Biden are not even supportive of what\u2019s happening right now,\u201d she said. \u201cThey don\u2019t want any more aid to be going to Israel but it continues to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa, however, strongly condemned Hamas and said she does not support the killing of innocent civilians no matter who is behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not support any form of terrorism,\u201d Mustafa said. \u201cI support only humanitarian causes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The U.S. is supporting Israel with air defense munitions and is in close contact with Israeli officials. And Congress is now working to pass emergency assistance to support Israel in the war. The House this week cleared a $14.3 billion package for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the pro-Palestinian supporters on Saturday said they were fed up with U.S. support for Israel and are angry that a two-state solution, in which both Israel and Palestine would have a country, has not seen the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>Israel was created in 1948, after World War II, which displaced the Palestinian people, though Palestine rejected the solution for two states and allied with Arab countries that fought several wars against Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The issue has since been a lightning rod across the world, with the Arab world condemning Israel\u2019s occupation and Israel and Jewish supporters protesting against extremist groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4293914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=768,419 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=1280,699 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=645,352 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=50,27 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IMG_2806.jpg?resize=876,478 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Pro-Palestinian protestors. (Brad Dress)<\/p>\n<p>Faisal Alkhatib, 19, of Norfolk, Va., said he is of Palestinian heritage and does not believe in an Israeli state \u201cat the expense of people\u2019s lives and lands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhy should a state be built on people\u2019s lands?\u201d he said. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t have been taken away in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alkhatib said the thousands of people who came out to support Palestine is an encouraging sign. But he said the war in Gaza was not one about religion and that it should be \u201csimple\u201d to come out and advocate for an end to the mass killing of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of humanity should come out,\u201d he said. \u201cNot for being Muslim, not for being Christian, not for being Jewish, not for being Palestinian but for being\u201d a human.<\/p>\n<p>The war is expected to get deadlier as Israeli forces have surrounded Gaza City and are beginning incursions into the dense urban area, the stronghold of Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Many rallygoers also spoke out Saturday against what they called U.S. support for war and conflict across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Taliba Rashid, who traveled from Philadelphia, Pa., to attend the rally, marched to take a stand not just for Palestine but for \u201coppressed people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rashid, a retired customer service representative, said she would not vote for Biden in 2024 because of the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a conflict, this is a genocide,\u201d Rashid said. 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