{"id":2072729,"date":"2023-10-19T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T07:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T11:54:24","slug":"pro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine protesters seize Capitol office building."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2072729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Pro-Palestine \u200bProtesters Demand Ceasefire in Capitol Hill Takeover<\/h2>\n<p>Pro-Palestine protesters made a powerful\u2064 statement by taking \u2064over the \u2062Rotunda in the Cannon House office building on Capitol Hill. Their demand? A ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. <\/p>\n<p>Footage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestine protesters seize Capitol office building.\">demonstration shows \u200cprotesters passionately \u2063chanting<\/a> &#8220;ceasefire&#8221;\u2064 as\u200b Israel \u2063Defense Forces (IDF) prepare for a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-begins-israel-calls-up-thousands-of-troops-positions-heavy-machinery-for-ground-offensive\/\" title=\"IT BEGINS: Israel Calls Up Thousands Of Troops, Positions Heavy Machinery For Ground Offensive\">large-scale offensive<\/a> in Gaza. \u200cIsrael <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/israel-military-tells-united-nations-over-one-million-palestinians-should-evacuate-southern-gaza-within-24-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued a warning<\/a> to \u200dapproximately\u2062 1 million residents \u200bin\u200b northern Gaza to evacuate after Hamas militants\u2062 launched a surprise attack, resulting in the deaths of \u2064at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/netanyahu-hails-biden-backing-war-says-hamas-killed-1400-israelis-2023-10-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,400<\/a> Israeli\u2063 civilians.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The scene in the Cannon \u2064House \u200dOffice Building rotunda on Capitol Hill as Hamas sympathizers \u200dchant \u200dunder a\u200b banner calling for a\u2063 &#8220;CEASEFIRE.&#8221; Of note, demonstrations are\u200d not allowed in congressional buildings, per Capitol Police. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9RcCIjUzud\">pic.twitter.com\/9RcCIjUzud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \u2014 Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSpencerBrown\/status\/1714714282003165349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Hamas Holds Hostages as Demonstrators Call for Peace<\/h3>\n<p>While Hamas holds approximately 200 hostages,\u200b according to the notoriously unreliable terror group, pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Jewish\u200c Voice for Peace\u200c continued their call \u2063for \u2064Israel to stand\u2063 down. \u200bInterestingly, this \u2063protest \u200dcoincided with President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200dmeeting with Israeli \u2063Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Reports \u2063indicate that hundreds of demonstrators\u2063 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/pro-palestinian-protest-underway-at-capitol-rotunda-uscp-detains-some-demonstrators-israel-hamas-war-capitol-hill-jewish-voices-for-peace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a> for \u2064illegally protesting inside a House Office Building, and \u200cthree individuals were charged with assaulting \u200ca police officer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>JUST\u200d IN: The United States Capitol\u2064 has been taken over inside and outside \u200cby pro-Palestine protesters as \u200bRep. Rashida Tlaib spoke with a crowd \u200cnearby.<\/p>\n<p>Are we only allowed \u2062to call people like this \u200binsurrections when \u2063they are Donald Trump supporters?<\/p>\n<p>Police \u200dare now making&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W0rttqIx51\">pic.twitter.com\/W0rttqIx51<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u200d   \u2014 Collin \u2063Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1714731258247606752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Support from Far-Left House Members<\/h3>\n<p>Far-left House members \u200cexpressed\u2064 their solidarity with the protest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solidarity \u200dwith those mobilizing\u200d and demanding \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CeasefireNOW?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CeasefireNOW<\/a> to save lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hM7nkT7FWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/hM7nkT7FWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \u2064    \u2014\u2063 Ayanna Pressley \u2062(@AyannaPressley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyannaPressley\/status\/1714730854457766160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18,\u200d 2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>False Claims and Media Bias<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking \u2064to protesters \u2062outside the Capitol building, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., broke down in\u200b tears as \u2063she \u2064repeated the false claim that Israel \u200dhad bombed a hospital in Gaza. However, \u200bevidence released\u200c by\u2062 Israeli intelligence, both\u200b visual\u2062 and audio,\u200d clearly shows that the missile strike \u2062landed in a parking lot and was caused by a misfired Hamas rocket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People continue to think \u200cit&#8217;s OK to bomb\u2063 a\u200b hospital,&#8221; said Tlaib, who has been blaming Israel for the explosion\u200d since Tuesday. &#8220;If we&#8217;re not crying, then something \u200dis \u200dwrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite it being\u2064 proven wrong\u200b that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RashidaTlaib<\/a> breaks \u2063down in\u200d tears at a pro-Hamas\u2064 rally outside the\u200b Capitol\u2062 repeating \u200dthe claim Israel bombed a\u2062 hospital.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7POVh8uaBv\">pic.twitter.com\/7POVh8uaBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \u2014\u200c Greg Price \u2064(@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1714715441057206289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, \u200b2023<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Legacy media also played a role\u200c in\u2064 perpetuating the false\u2062 narrative,\u200b blaming Israel for the\u2062 explosion without proper scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israeli Strike Kills Hundreds in Hospital, \u2062Palestinians Say,&#8221; read the initial\u2064 headline\u2063 from\u200d The New York Times before it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-claims-prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-photo-is-fake\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Claims Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre Photo Is Fake\">changed multiple times<\/a>, as reported by Federalist Senior Editor \u200cJohn Daniel Davidson.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Capitol Hill demonstration, mobs reportedly began assaulting American \u200cand\u200b Israeli \u200bembassies and \u200bmilitary\u2063 installations throughout the Middle\u2064 East, raising concerns\u2064 of a potential Benghazi-style attack.<\/p>\n<p>After the events, Texas Republican Rep. Randy Weber\u2064 shared a video \u200bon X, formerly Twitter,\u2064 showing a pro-Israel\u2062 sign being torn down outside \u200dhis office. \u200cWeber called for the prosecution of those responsible, \u200bstating, &#8220;These people should be prosecuted to the full\u200d extent of the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n      <span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8Just happened\u200d outside of my office&#8230; Hamas\u200c supporters \u2063entered the Capitol and ripped down the\u2063 &#8220;I Stand with Israel&#8221; sign outside my office.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what\u2062 I have to say&#8230; \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i22PghlW1G\">pic.twitter.com\/i22PghlW1G<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>      <\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Protests and Bias on College\u200d Campuses<\/h3>\n<p>The demonstrations\u2063 on Capitol Hill follow a\u200c series \u2064of statements from student groups at elite colleges across the \u2063country, blaming Israel for the Hamas terror attack. In fact, a professor \u2062at the \u2062University of Virginia even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhode-island-teacher-offered-extra-credit-to-students-who-testified-on-bill-banning-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"Rhode Island Teacher Offered Extra Credit To Students Who Testified On Bill Banning Critical Race Theory\">offered extra credit<\/a>\u200d to students who \u2063attended an event on standing in solidarity with\u200b Palestinians resisting occupation.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice \u2062is the western correspondent for The \u2063Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative \u2064newsletter on culture,\u2063 health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has been featured in Real\u200b Clear Politics and Fox \u200bNews. Tristan graduated from George Washington University with a major in political\u2063 science and a\u200d minor in journalism. Follow him on Twitter\u2064 at\u200c @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>To the \u200dIsraeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ng Jewish businesses \u200cand individuals \u200cin\u200b major\u200c cities across the \u200cUnited States. These attacks\u2063 further highlight the dangerous consequences of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-push-back-on-false-claims-from-media-about-desantis-response-to-building-collapse\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Push Back On False Claims From Media About DeSantis Response To Building Collapse\">spreading false information<\/a> \u2062and fueling anti-Israel sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is crucial for the media\u2063 and public officials \u200cto exercise \u200ccaution and thoroughly investigate claims before jumping \u200dto conclusions. The spreading of misinformation only serves to deepen the divide and promote hostility between different \u200bcommunities. In\u200c a time when tensions are already \u2062high, responsible reporting and unbiased\u200c analysis are more important than \u200bever.<\/p>\n<p>While it is understandable that emotions run high during conflicts, it is essential to separate \u200bfacts from emotions. Taking actions based on false\u200d narratives \u2064can have\u2064 severe consequences and lead to\u2063 further escalation of violence\u200d and unrest.\u2062 It is crucial for all parties\u2063 involved \u200cto\u200c prioritize peace, dialogue, and understanding in order to\u2062 achieve a sustainable resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestine protesters occupied Capitol Hill&#8217;s Cannon House office building Rotunda, urging a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Demonstrators chanted &#8220;ceasefire&#8221; while the IDF readied for a major Gaza offensive. 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