{"id":2216741,"date":"2024-04-09T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-chant-senate-cant-eat-until-gaza-eats\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T17:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:17:53","slug":"anti-israel-protesters-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-chant-senate-cant-eat-until-gaza-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-chant-senate-cant-eat-until-gaza-eats\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters disrupt Senate cafeteria chanting &#8216;Senate can&#8217;t eat until Gaza eats"},"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%2Fanti-israel-protesters-shut-down-senate-cafeteria-chant-senate-cant-eat-until-gaza-eats%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=2216741&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--><p>Anti-Israel protesters were\u2063 arrested by Capitol Police after shutting down a Senate cafeteria to demand increased\u2064 aid\u2063 for Gaza and an end\u2064 to arms sales to Israel. Chanting &#8220;Senate can&#8217;t eat\u200b until Gaza eats,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-rushes-to-defend-sinemas-bathroom-harassers\/\" title=\"The Left Rushes To Defend Sinema\u2019s Bathroom Harassers\">protesters disrupted<\/a> the Dirksen Senate Office\u200b building. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-ontario-police-report-2-3-million-people-attended-the-trucker-convoy-protest-in-ottawa\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Ontario Police Report 2.3 Million People Attended The Trucker Convoy Protest In Ottawa?\">protest involved<\/a> over 60 activists from Christians for a Free Palestine, most of whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-convicted-eco-saboteur-disputes-biden-land-management-nominees-characterization-of-their-relationship\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Convicted Eco-Saboteur Disputes Biden Land Management Nominee\u2019s Characterization Of Their Relationship\">faced charges related<\/a> to obstructing the space.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Anti-Israel Protesters Shut Down Senate Cafeteria, Chant \u2018Senate Can't Eat Until Gaza Eats\u2019\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/dc-attorney-general-will-not-bring-charges-against-left-wing-dark-money-group\" data-post-url id=\"print-1877013\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tGetty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested dozens of anti-Israel protesters who shut down a Senate cafeteria to demand Congress send more aid to Gaza and stop selling weapons to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Senate can\u2019t eat until Gaza eats,&#8221; the protesters chanted as they took over a cafeteria in the Dirksen Senate Office building. The demonstration was organized by Christians for a Free Palestine and involved more than 60 anti-Israel activists, most of whom were arrested and charged with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/4583221-dozens-of-gaza-protestors-arrested-in-senate-office-building\/\"><span>according<\/span><\/a><span>  to <\/span><i><span>The Hill<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;[The protestors] announced that they would not leave or let anyone get food in the Senate Cafeteria until nourishing food is sent to Gaza and the U.S. stops funding the bombs that have killed over 33,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7,&#8221; Christians for a Free Palestine said in a statement to <\/span><i><span>The Hill<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The Senate and their staff will not be dining today until the people of Gaza eat and are safe,&#8221; one of the protesters said, per the outlet. &#8220;We are here to pray blessings for the food that Congress will send to Gaza when they do the right thing. We are here to call attention to what is wrong, like our faith calls us to do.&#8221;<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>Many of the same protesters earlier on Tuesday disrupted a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon\u2019s 2025 budget, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4Mischief\/status\/1777752802972098840\"><span>according<\/span><\/a><span>  to Fox News. The activists, who moved into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-house-mask-mandate-could-remain-until-all-lawmakers-get-inoculated\/\" title=\"Pelosi: House Mask Mandate Could Remain Until All Lawmakers Get Inoculated\">hearing room<\/a> when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was making his opening remarks, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/4582546-gaza-protesters-repeatedly-interrupt-senate-hearing-with-pentagon-leaders\/\"><span>accused<\/span><\/a><span>  Congress of funding a genocide in the Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Tuesday protests came as critics of Israel have accused the state of committing genocide against Palestinians since Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Austin, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/09\/us-has-seen-no-evidence-that-israel-has-committed-genocide-austin-says-00151241\">said<\/a> at the hearing that the Pentagon &#8220;[does] not<\/span> <span>have any evidence of genocide being [committed]&#8221; by Israel in Gaza, adding that &#8220;from the very beginning we are committed to help assist Israel in defending its territory and its people by providing security assistance.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested dozens of anti-Israel protesters for shutting down a Senate cafeteria. Chanting &#8220;Senate can\u2019t eat until Gaza eats,&#8221; they demanded more aid for Gaza and an end to weapon sales to Israel. 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