{"id":2072995,"date":"2023-10-19T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-hill-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:21:53","slug":"pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-hill-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-hill-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Capitol Hill Rotunda; Greene calls it an &#8216;insurrection&#8217;."},"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\">22<\/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-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-hill-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection%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=2072995&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--><h2><strong>CORRECTION, Oct. \u200d19, 2023:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>The pro-Palestinian demonstration\u200b Wednesday occurred in the\u2064 Cannon House Office Building \u2064in\u200c Washington. An\u2062 earlier version\u200c of this\u200c article and its headline indicated\u2063 a different location.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, sparking accusations of an &#8220;insurrection&#8221; from many. The Cannon House Office Building \u2062was filled with raucous demonstrators, \u200dchanting and leaving \u200bgraffiti in their wake. Georgia Republican\u200b Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-leaves-60-minutes-interviewer-speechless-pedophiles-accusation-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Majorie Taylor Greene<\/a> took \u200cto social media to share a \u200bvideo of the chaos, declaring \u200cit\u2064 an\u200c &#8220;insurrection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There\u2019s an insurrection happening now\u200d on Capitol Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBMIcv3pqW\">https:\/\/t.co\/hBMIcv3pqW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie \u2064Taylor\u2064 Greene (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1714717756937900085?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u200bher video, Greene not only showed the \u200ddozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-attempt-storm-israeli-consulates-gaza-hospital-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> \u200din the Cannon rotunda but also the scene of several hundred demonstrators outside\u2063 the building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re claiming\u200b they\u2064 want\u200c peace, but \u200cthey want money to go \u2062to terrorists. They&#8217;re \u200bsaying let Gaza live, but\u2062 Hamas went in and murdered innocent Israeli citizens and these\u2063 people are blaming\u200c Israel,&#8221; the congresswoman said in her video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know what, they should throw \u200cout their Hamas out of \u200dGaza,&#8221; Greene said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hand them over and\u2063 let them be tried\u200b for their crimes,&#8221; Greene added.<\/p>\n<p>Other\u200d videos showed\u2064 the pandemonium caused by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-screeching-pro-palestinian-protesters-interrupt-senate-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> \u200cinside\u200c the building.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Brown, managing editor of Townhall.com, \u2064pointed out that Capitol Hill police have prohibited protests and \u200ddemonstrations\u2064 in the Capitol and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-hill-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Capitol Hill Rotunda; Greene calls it an 'insurrection'.\">surrounding official congressional office buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The scene in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda \u200don Capitol \u200cHill as \u2063Hamas sympathizers chant under a banner calling for a &#8220;CEASEFIRE.&#8221; Of note, demonstrations are not allowed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-slotkin-accused-of-using-taxpayer-funded-resources-for-campaign\/\" title=\"Democrat Rep. Slotkin Accused of Using Taxpayer Funded Resources for Campaign\">congressional buildings<\/a>, per Capitol Police. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9RcCIjUzud\">pic.twitter.com\/9RcCIjUzud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSpencerBrown\/status\/1714714282003165349?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters outside United States \u200dCapitol right now as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Capitol Rotunda; Greene calls it 'insurrection'.\">hundreds gather inside<\/a>,\u2062 being arrested. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyZkNXPeFe\">pic.twitter.com\/oyZkNXPeFe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1714724649907491214?\">October\u2062 18,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-protesters-get-taste-justice-pulling-stunt-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrests<\/a> \u200c were made, as captured in videos from the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police begin one by one arrests\u200d of pro-Palestine protesters in Cannon\u200b Capitol building atrium. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/92L3liqzCW\">pic.twitter.com\/92L3liqzCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1714719811391967548?\">October \u206318, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SEE IT: Protesting outside and inside\u200d the Cannon building in Congress, Jewish Americans say &#8216;no genocide&#8217; in Gaza in their names, chant &#8216;not \u200cin our names&#8217;, \u2063&#8217;not \u200cin our names&#8217;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FcCKYhzskY\">pic.twitter.com\/FcCKYhzskY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon\u200c Ateba \u200c(@simonateba)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonateba\/status\/1714747478644318409?\">October 18,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protesters \u2063also \u2063caused\u2063 damage, with Texas Rep. Randy\u200b Weber reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-hotel-axes-palestinian-conference-feature-rashida-tlaib-gov-greg-abbott-celebrates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Palestine<\/a> \u2064demonstrators tore down an &#8220;I stand with Israel&#8221; sign in the Cannon building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas Rep. Randy Weber seethes after pro-Palestine protestors tear \u2062down \u200b&#8221;I stand with Israel&#8221; \u2064sign in Cannon House Office\u2064 on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Follow: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost?\">@AFpost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d8Sabf4RHq\">pic.twitter.com\/d8Sabf4RHq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AF Post (@AFpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFpost\/status\/1714739289630838836?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporter Mary Margaret Olohan \u2063shared\u2062 images of the graffiti \u2064left by \u2064the protesters \u200con government facilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vandalism\u200c around\u200c the capital buildings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ATS1CL0FU3\">pic.twitter.com\/ATS1CL0FU3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Margaret \u200bOlohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1714727949641875602?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many view these \u2062protests as similar to the \u2062events of January 6,\u2063 2021, which Democrats labeled an &#8220;insurrection&#8221; and resulted in severe\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-prosecutor-sedition-charge-possible-pro-trump-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prison sentences<\/a> for those\u200d involved.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A \u2062Note from Our\u200d Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon\u200d Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything \u2063they can to put The Western Journal out of business. Our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">faithful subscribers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2062 have kept us going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve never chosen to \u2062subscribe, let me be\u200d honest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your\u200b help today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also want to send you\u2063 an autographed \u200dcopy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give \u2064you a plan to fight back for our beloved\u2064 country.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2013 The Western Journal stands for truth\u200d in \u2064this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by\u2062 subscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The\u2064 Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-rotunda-marjorie-taylor-greene-declares-insurrection\/\">Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators\u200d Take Over Capitol Hill Rotunda &#8211; Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares &#8216;Insurrection&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200cwas the role of Capitol Hill police regarding protests and demonstrations in the Capitol and its adjacent official congressional office buildings<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T here may have seen how the aforementioned article inaccurately\u2064 described the location of the pro-Palestinian demonstration that took\u200c place on October 18, 2023. The article had initially stated that the demonstration occurred at Capitol Hill, but it has been corrected to reflect that it actually happened in the Cannon \u200dHouse Office Building in \u200cWashington.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d incident at the\u200d Cannon House Office Building\u200c has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-heavy-hitters-stump-for-republicans-in-midterm-homestretch\/\" title=\"GOP heavy hitters stump for Republicans in midterm homestretch\">attracted significant attention<\/a> and led \u200dto accusations\u200b of an &#8220;insurrection.&#8221; Pro-Palestinian protesters filled the building, creating a\u200c tumultuous \u200cand disorderly environment. Demonstrators were heard chanting and leaving graffiti in\u200c their wake. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from \u2063Georgia, took to social media to share \u2064a video \u200dof the chaos, denouncing it\u200d as an &#8220;insurrection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In her video, Representative Greene \u2063not\u2063 only \u2063captured images of the protesters inside the Cannon rotunda but also showcased \u2062the presence\u2062 of several hundred demonstrators outside\u2062 the building. She criticized their claim of seeking peace while allegedly supporting \u200bterrorist activities \u2062by requesting funds. \u2064Additionally, Greene expressed her disapproval of blaming Israel for the conflict, stating Hamas \u200cshould instead be held \u200daccountable for their actions in Gaza. She suggested that \u200cHamas members should be handed over\u2064 and face trial for their crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Other videos \u200bcirculating online revealed the chaos caused by the protesters within the building. Spencer Brown, managing \u200ceditor\u2064 of Townhall.com, highlighted that Capitol Hill police\u2064 have forbidden protests and demonstrations within the Capitol and its adjacent official congressional office buildings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s essential \u200cto maintain accuracy when reporting such events, and\u200c we apologize for \u200cany confusion caused by the initial incorrect \u200binformation in our \u200carticle and headline. The \u2064demonstration by pro-Palestinian\u2062 protesters indeed occurred in the \u2062Cannon \u200dHouse Office Building in Washington, and we have updated our article to reflect\u200d this.<\/p>\n<p>As journalists and news outlets, it is our responsibility to provide accurate and unbiased information. We strive to rectify any mistakes promptly and ensure \u200cthat our reporting\u200d is\u200b precise and reliable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORRECTION: The pro-Palestinian protest on Wednesday took place in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, not Capitol Hill as previously stated. Critics labeled the leftist demonstrators&#8217; actions as an &#8220;insurrection&#8221; as they disrupted the area. 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