WASHINGTON — As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress inside the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators both inside the chamber — including Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) who held up a sign reading “war criminal” — and outside the chamber protested his high-profile visit.
Inside the Capitol, Raw Story witnessed Capitol Police arrest five protestors for defiantly wearing yellow pro-Palestine tees during Netanyahu’s address.
Nearby, outside the Capitol's perimeter, protestors marched around the building decrying the prime minister as a war criminal and President Joe Biden as his enabler. The marchers were mostly peaceful, but police at times clashed with some protesters, with law enforcement overheard saying they used pepper spray.
Here are some of the scenes from this afternoon:
Thousands of people protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu march near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024. (Video: Matt Laslo / Raw Story) roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms
Thousands of people protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu march near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024. (Video: Matt Laslo / Raw Story) roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms
An anti-Netanyahu protester moves toward the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024. (Matt Laslo / Raw Story)
Police stand watch outside the U.S. Capitol and anti-Netanyahu protesters march on July 24, 2024. (Matt Laslo / Raw Story)
Law enforcement officials, including New York Police Department officers, form a security perimeter near the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024. (Matt Laslo / Raw Story)
