{"id":2122115,"date":"2023-12-11T18:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-group-storms-senate-office-building-demands-israeli-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:05:09","slug":"soros-backed-group-storms-senate-office-building-demands-israeli-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-group-storms-senate-office-building-demands-israeli-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-funded group protests in Senate, calls for Israeli ceasefire"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fsoros-backed-group-storms-senate-office-building-demands-israeli-ceasefire%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=2122115&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>US Campaign for Palestinian Rights\u200c Takes \u200dOver Senate Atrium in Bold Protest<\/h2>\n<figure>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"protest_image.jpg\" alt=\"Pro-Palestinian protest\u200b in U.S. Senate office building\"><figcaption>Pro-Palestinian protest \u200cin U.S. Senate office building (@USCPR_\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>An anti-Israel group, \u2063funded by \u200cliberal billionaire George\u200b Soros, made a\u200d powerful statement on Monday by flooding the lobby of a Senate office building. The U.S. Campaign\u2064 for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) proudly\u2064 claimed responsibility for the protest, boasting \u2063on social media that over 100 of its \u200cactivists had taken \u200bover the Senate \u2062atrium, demanding \u2063a ceasefire in Israel and \u200ban end to U.S. aid\u200d to the Jewish state. The protesters even spilled red-stained money on the \u2064floors\u200c to symbolize \u200bthe aid given to Israel. Capitol Police\u200b arrested more than 40 protesters, with two \u2062facing charges of resisting arrest.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO\u200c THREAD: Dozens of Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested by Capitol Police this morning after spilling \u200cred-stained money symbolizing \u200caid to \u2062Israel around the atrium of the Hart Senate Capitol Office\u2063 Building.<\/p>\n<p>One climbed the\u2062 Mountains and Clouds\u200b Sculpture to\u2062 hang a\u2026 \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xttvTzUlZC\">pic.twitter.com\/xttvTzUlZC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1734298025193865611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December \u206311, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This illegal protest by USCPR is\u200d just one example of Soros-backed \u200bgroups rallying against Israel at the Capitol. Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow also infiltrated the Capitol in October, accusing the Israeli government of \u2064&#8221;genocide.&#8221; These groups\u2063 have received significant funding from Soros&#8217;s philanthropy arm,\u200b the Open Society Foundations. USCPR&#8217;s parent organization, Education for Just Peace \u2064in the Middle East, has received $700,000 from \u200dOpen Society since 2018 to promote freedom, justice, and\u200c equality.<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u2064to Soros&#8217;s support, USCPR&#8217;s parent organization has received $580,000 from the Rockefeller Brothers \u200bFund, a left-wing nonprofit dedicated to social change. However, this organization has faced \u200daccusations of\u200c using its\u2064 charity status to fund Hamas and \u2062other Palestinian groups. It serves as \u200bthe fiscal sponsor\u200d of the\u2062 Palestinian BDS \u200dNational Committee, which includes U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-she-ever-fly-the-flag-maybe-just-once-for-us-bill-hemmer-katie-pavlich-call-out-ilhan-omar-over-extreme-comments\/\" title=\"\u2018Can She Ever Fly The Flag Maybe Just Once For Us?\u2019: Bill Hemmer, Katie Pavlich Call Out Ilhan Omar Over \u2018Extreme\u2019 Comments\">designated terrorist organizations<\/a> like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n<p>USCPR has also established ties with House Democrats, co-sponsoring events with Rep. Rashida Tlaib that mourned Israel&#8217;s founding.\u200b While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocked\u2062 one of these events,\u200c Senate Democrats provided\u2063 space for it\u2064 in a committee room.<\/p>\n<p>USCPR&#8217;s protest was not the \u200bonly one targeting a\u2063 government \u2062building on Monday. A \u2064group of &#8220;Jewish elders&#8221; chained themselves to\u2064 the\u200b White House gates, demanding an end to the genocide and a ceasefire.\u200c USCPR, Jewish Voice for Peace, and other anti-Israel groups pledged\u200b to stage disruptive actions \u200con Capitol Hill \u200cin a joint\u2062 statement.<\/p>\n<p>These actions were in response to a call for \u2063a global strike \u2064by the Palestinian National and Islamic Forces,\u2064 which includes representatives from\u200d Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. USCPR supported the strike, emphasizing that it was called for \u2063by Palestinian journalists, not terrorists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What organization is \u200dleading the protest in the Senate \u200catrium for Palestinian rights?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/a>  September 2, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crowds chanting &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; in \u200dthe Hart Senate Office Building atrium\u200d area after US Capitol Police have surrounded the group \u2064and announced they are under arrest. (Vid: @charlottecuthbo \/ @nbcwashington) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L3BEAJWMAo\">pic.twitter.com\/L3BEAJWMAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shomaristone\/status\/1734306923520732160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This audacious demonstration marks the latest\u200c escalation in the ongoing tensions between Israel\u200d and Palestine. The USCPR, a leading organization advocating for Palestinian rights, has been\u200c vocal in its opposition\u200d to Israel&#8217;s policies and has called for international intervention to resolve \u200cthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \u2064The group&#8217;s tactics and messaging \u200dhave sparked contentious debates and received both support and criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 protest, carefully planned \u2063and executed,\u2064 grabbed the attention\u200b of senators, \u200cstaff, and the media. Speeches, \u2063chants, and \u200bcreative visuals were used by the protesters\u2064 to convey their \u200dmessage. The red-stained money was a powerful and disturbing symbolization \u200dof the U.S. financial support\u2063 given\u2064 to Israel. By occupying the Senate atrium, the USCPR aimed to bring the Palestinian\u2064 issue to the\u200c forefront of American politics and make it impossible for\u200d politicians to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>While the USCPR&#8217;s actions\u2063 are protected under the First Amendment&#8217;s right to\u2063 free speech and assembly,\u200d the protest did raise concerns about the \u200bdisruption of normal operations in \u200da government building. Capitol \u2062Police acted swiftly and arrested those who crossed the line of peaceful demonstration by\u200b resisting arrest or engaging in unlawful activities. The two individuals facing charges will\u2062 have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-pfizer-over-testing-of-drugs-given-to-children\/\" title=\"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer Over Testing Of Drugs Given To Children\">face legal\u2063 consequences<\/a> for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the\u200b USCPR\u200c argue\u200c that direct actions like this protest are necessary to draw attention to the \u2064injustices faced by the\u2063 Palestinian people. They claim that without such bold and disruptive tactics, the voices of the Palestinians would continue to be marginalized and their plight ignored. Critics, on the other\u200d hand, highlight \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-claims-of-gentrification-cannot-stop-new-development-in-south-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Judge: Claims of \u2018Gentrification\u2019 Cannot Stop New Development in South Los Angeles\u00a0\">potential negative impacts<\/a> of \u200csuch protests on the overall\u2062 political climate and bipartisan support for Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli-Palestinian conflict\u200d is a deeply complex issue with deep historical, political, and humanitarian dimensions. Tensions have escalated \u200din recent months with the eviction of Palestinian\u2064 families in East Jerusalem, the\u2064 subsequent violence in Gaza, \u2064and the ongoing\u2063 settlement expansions in the \u200dWest Bank. The USCPR,\u200b alongside other pro-Palestinian organizations, seeks \u200dto raise awareness about these injustices and catalyze change through advocacy and nonviolent resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The protest \u200cin the Senate atrium serves as a\u200d stark reminder that the\u2062 Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to generate passionate and polarizing responses. As the campaigns \u2063for Palestinian rights gain momentum globally, it remains\u200c to be seen how these actions will shape the discourse \u200band\u2063 policies surrounding the conflict in\u200b the United States and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Campaign for Palestinian Rights claims activists &#8216;TOOK OVER Senate atrium&#8217;. 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