American Jews in the News
By Ibrahim Ebeid
Pro-Palestine and anti-war organizations are rallying around major cities from New York, on the East to San Francisco on the West.
A pro-Palestine American Jews, hundreds of them, held a demonstration in front of the White House, chanting, free, free Palestine and demanding President Biden to stop the war and genocide against the Palestinians immediately.
US Secret Service arrested more than 49 demonstrators as the group of Jewish activists staged a demonstration near the White House, calling for the cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians, in Washington DC, United States, on October 16, 2023.
The pro-Palestine demonstrations will continue until the war stops, said the spokesman of the group.
In response to the American Jewish pressure, Blinken said: President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday” with the following comment: “After a day of unprecedented American Jewish protest against the war in Gaza *in front of his house*, President Biden better be going to do everything in his power to push for a ceasefire.
The anti-war Jewish groups plan more protests this week against the war until the cease-fire is achieved.
The spokesman of the organized protest with Jewish Voice for Peace said in a statement during the protest: “American Jews and allies have now blocked 4+ doors to the White House. We’re prepared to put our bodies in the way of more slaughter — we’re ready to stay here until Biden forces a ceasefire.”
Jewish Voice for Peace shared a video online of author and social activist Naomi Klein calling for others to join her at the group’s D.C. rally on Wednesday, with the comment: “Naomi and all of us are all in to do everything we can to prevent genocide in Gaza.”
