The streets of Washington D.C. were flooded with tens of thousands of anti-Israel protesters on Saturday.
Disturbing scenes show pro-Hamas demonstrators demanding that Israel stop defending itself against terrorist attacks.
The protests are calling for a “ceasefire” over the Jewish state’s response to the October 7 terror attacks that saw Hamas murder hundreds of innocent civilians, including children and American citizens.
The demonstrators in D.C. are accusing Israel of a “massacre of civilians” in Hamas-controlled Gaza.
However, there was no mention of the Israeli people killed by Hamas.
“We’re here to say we support freedom for Palestine,” ANSWER Coalition media coordinator Walter Smolarek said, according to NBC Washington.
“We’re here to demand a cease-fire now.
“We demand an end to the massacre of civilians in Gaza.”
“We’re gathered here because we believe that the Palestinian people have the right to live in freedom, have the right to live in peace and without being subjected to constant bombardments, to constant imprisonment, harassment, the occupation of their land,” Smolarek added.
The huge crowd of protesters took over downtown D.C. in disturbing scenes not seen since the holocaust.
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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 THOUSANDS attend MASSIVE pro-Palestinian PROTEST in Washington, D.C. TODAY. pic.twitter.com/3EKY80PIu7
— Zagonel (@Zagonel85) November 4, 2023
The pro-Hamas demonstrators gathered at Freedom Plaza.
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People are starting to gather at Freedom Plaza for today’s pro-Palestine rally in Washington, D.C., they are calling for a ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/7zHuQ8oS4G
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 4, 2023
During the protests, one pro-Hamas speaker called on the crowd to rebel against Israel using “any means necessary.”
“And I do mean any means necessary!” they asserted.
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Speaker at the Palestine
/ceasefire rally chastised people who only think of decolonization “conceptually” or “metaphorically,” adding people in Gaza have the right to rebel by “any means necessary. And I DO MEAN any means necessary!” pic.twitter.com/jH0i0VJNiO— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 4, 2023
Some estimates have suggested that the size of the pro-Hamas crowd may have been over 300,000 people.
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