{"id":2262986,"date":"2024-06-08T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-surround-white-house-as-pepper-spray-and-smoke-flares-deployed\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:19:03","slug":"anti-israel-protesters-surround-white-house-as-pepper-spray-and-smoke-flares-deployed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-surround-white-house-as-pepper-spray-and-smoke-flares-deployed\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters against Israel encircle White House; pepper spray and smoke flares used"},"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\">24<\/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-surround-white-house-as-pepper-spray-and-smoke-flares-deployed%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=2262986&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>Examiner.com\/tag\/US-Park-Police&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221; title>U.S. Park Police<\/a> that officers used \u2062pepper spray to disperse the crowd, but it is\u200d not\u200d immediately \u2064clear how many people were affected by it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> used pepper\u200b spray\u200d on some protesters participating in a pro-Palestinian rally outside the White House. The demonstrators, carrying signs and \u200dwearing keffiyeh, called\u200b on President Joe Biden to &#8220;free Palestine&#8221; and &#8220;end the siege\u200c on Gaza now.&#8221; Some protesters lined up around the White House with a two-mile-long red banner\u2063 symbolizing the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-gop-leaders-mum-about-red-lines-in-annual-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats and GOP leaders remain silent on red lines in annual defense bill.\">red \u200bline<\/a>&#8221; crossed by\u2064 Israel in their military \u2063operation\u200c in Gaza. Smoke \u2063flares were thrown and a plume of smoke \u2063hung over the crowd. At one point, police attempted to make an arrest, leading to a \u2063confrontation with the crowd and the use of pepper spray. \u2062It is not clear how many people \u2064were affected by the spray.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Law enforcement officers used pepper spray on some protesters taking part in a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pro-Palestinian <\/a>rally outside the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters clad in keffiyeh began gathering outside the presidential residence in Washington, D.C., Saturday morning. Their signs called on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Joe-Biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to \u201cfree Palestine\u201d and \u201cend the siege on Gaza now.\u201d Others stood in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-detective-jussie-smollett-scheduled-meeting-on-the-low-paid-for-supplies-held-dry-run-before-attack\/\" title=\"Chicago Detective: Jussie Smollett Scheduled Meeting 'On the Low,' Paid for Supplies, Held 'Dry Run' Before 'Attack'\">line draped<\/a> in a two-mile-long red banner around the White House to symbolize the \u201cred line\u201d Israel crossed when they began the operation in Rafah, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pushed-afghan-government-to-release-5000-taliban-prisoners-many-of-whom-are-now-terrorizing-the-country\/\" title=\"US Pushed Afghan Government To Release 5,000 Taliban Prisoners, Many Of Whom Are Now Terrorizing The Country\">southern city<\/a> in Gaza where many Palestinians have fled to.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protestors begin to form a \u201cred-line\u201d around the White House, to represent the \u201cred-line\u201d crossed upon Israel\u2019s military offensive in Rafah <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UU4u9Y2Srd\">pic.twitter.com\/UU4u9Y2Srd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Ehrman (@EhrmanCharlie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EhrmanCharlie\/status\/1799482762107535829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some protesters threw smoke flares just outside the White House gates. A plume of smoke hung over and above the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, U.S. Park Police were on the scene with mace to fend off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protesters<\/a>. They were allegedly attempting to arrest one of the protesters when the crowd began yelling at them to stop, screaming, \u201cLet her go.\u201d It was not immediately clear what they were attempting to arrest her in connection with. In the exchange, police sprayed mace, and it appeared they eventually let the protester go without completing the arrest.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>VIDEO THREAD: Police attempted to make an arrest this afternoon outside the White House in the middle of the pro-Palestine rally kicking off now.<\/p>\n<p>A crowd surrounded them chanting &#8220;let her go!&#8221; and struggled with officers, who deployed mace against protesters and press. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/klBpDEZSF9\">pic.twitter.com\/klBpDEZSF9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FordFischer\/status\/1799496091148157064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> confirmed with the DC Metropolitan Police Department and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Secret-Service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> that no arrests have been made at the time of this report. Meanwhile, the protest has resulted in road closures, namely 16th\u00a0Street between I Street and H Street NW, which is a direct street to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters on the scene have said the White House is completely surrounded with the red line banner, from corner to corner. Biden is not in the residence; he is in France on a trip to commemorate D-Day.<\/p>\n<p>The protest comes 245 days after Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing over 1,200 Israelis, reigniting the latest conflict between the two. Clashes have largely remained within the Gaza area ever since the surprise attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Protests like these have a seemingly large influence on the president. Biden\u2019s call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came amid increasing pressure in Michigan to do so. A movement began encouraging Democratic voters to vote \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2904873\/super-tuesday-biden-hampered-uncommitted-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uncommitted<\/a>\u201d in the state\u2019s primary election as a form of\u00a0protest\u00a0against the president\u2019s support of\u00a0Israel. The number of uncommitted votes resulted in\u00a0Biden\u00a0losing two delegates, who will be free to vote for any candidate they\u2019d like later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, some 46,000 Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin voted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2952161\/progressive-protesters-celebrate-significant-votes-against-biden-tuesday-primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uninstructed<\/a>\u201d later, which was double the lead\u00a0Biden\u00a0won the state by in 2020. <\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a pro-Palestinian rally outside the White House, law enforcement deployed pepper spray on protesters. 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