Biden Must Stop Funding, Arming Genocide in Gaza: Jewish Elders
The group of about a dozen protesters chained themselves to the White House perimeter fence Monday in protest of Biden's policies during the war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
They read aloud the names of those killed in Gaza during the over two-month war there, reciting a Jewish chant asking that their memory be a blessing after each name was called out.
"We're here today because as Jewish elders, we know what genocide looks like, and we know what it feels like. It's in our memories. It's in our bodies," Esther Farmer, a spokesperson for the group Jewish Elders for Palestinian Freedom, said during a brief interview with Anadolu. "We are here to tell Biden he needs to stop funding and arming this genocide."
Police ultimately broke up the demonstration, using bolt cutters to sever the chain that affixed protesters to the White House fence. Many were escorted away with their fists raised in a sign of defiance.
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The protest took place just hours before Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the annual Haukah party at the White House.
The US president continues supporting the Israeli regime, providing Tel Aviv with a diplomatic shield at the UN, vetoing a Security Council resolution Friday that demanded a humanitarian ceasefire, while pledging to continue to arm the country with a $10 billion arms package that comes on top of the nearly $4 billion supplied to Israel annually.
Nearly 18,000 Palestinians have been killed and 50,000 injured in the Israeli regime’s attacks on Gaza since October 7.
Source: Anadolu Agency
