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<\/p>\nThousands upon thousands descended onto our nation’s capital this weekend to decry the Israel-Palestine war … eventually hitting the White House to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n
A massive protest formed in Washington D.C. Saturday, with upwards of a hundred thousand (if not more) pro-Palestine demonstrators marching through the streets of the city and calling for an immediate ceasefire — while also consistently yelling “Free Palestine!”<\/p>\n
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It’s one of the largest such gatherings that has taken place since the conflict kicked off last month — and it’s quite clear they don’t think our government is on the right side of history here, including President Joe Biden … whose name was front and center the whole time.<\/p>\n
That became abundantly clear when a huge group of protesters eventually landed at the White House — or at the front gate rather … which keeps onlookers quite a ways away.<\/p>\n
Still, they certainly made their presence known … so much so, that it attracted the attention of Secret Service agents — who came out onto the lawn and made sure nobody breached the gate and made their way onto the grounds, and by the looks of it … no one did.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless … the protest at the White House got a little scary, especially when a handful of people actually scaled the gate and waved Palestinian flags … without ever going over. There was also chants of “F*** Joe Biden” that could be heard, as well as “Allahu Akbar” … an Arabic phrase that is the cornerstone of the Islam faith, meaning “God is most great.”<\/p>\n
The reactions to the protest are divided, and really comes down to how folks feel about the Middle East conflict right now — those that are pro-Palestine saw it as righteous and needed … whereas others viewed as a startling move that potentially portends worse to come.<\/p>\n
Either way … these people were out there making their voices heard — and while there are reports of a smattering of arrests here and there, it looks to have remained mostly peaceful.<\/p>\n
Part of the reason the pro-Palestine protest might’ve made its way to D.C is because of how the U.S. is responding to the ongoing ground operation being conducted by Israel … which continues to move its way through Gaza in search of the Hamas terrorists and hostages.<\/p>\n
Of course, it goes without saying … as they’ve attempted to root out Hamas, there have been many civilian casualties along the way — with Palestinian officials saying the body count on their end is nearing the 5-digit mark … something that has drawn concern from some of Israel’s allies, including the U.S.<\/p>\n
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Reports say American officials, including Sec. of State Anthony Blinken<\/strong>, are quietly asking Israel to hit pause — but it doesn’t sound like Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> is heeding his request.<\/p>\n This sentiment against Israel is growing and becoming more popular with celebs as well — more and more high profile people are demanding Israel stop their campaign … insisting their response is disproportionate now, and is claiming too many innocents in the process.<\/p>\n Macklemore is among those stars who’s been speaking out — in fact, he was there in D.C. Saturday and spoke to a group of demonstrators in an impassioned speech … in which he called what Israel is doing in Gaza “genocide,” and that got a big cheer from the crowd.<\/p>\n The issue has become incredibly divisive in the States … but as the weeks drag on, we’re seeing more and more people hitting the streets — and they’re often pro-Palestine.<\/p>\n Like we said … Israel, thus far, is sticking to its guns on their mission. They feel they have every right to move in and exact justice over the 1,400 innocent Israelis who were butchered.<\/p>\n They’re also still trying to secure the safe release of dozens of hostages that are being held by Hamas … but it’s proven difficult to surgically carry out their operation with bloodshed.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/16by9\/2023\/11\/05\/a686dbb6ad274c3cb293457e2f63b26b_md.jpg\")
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