Over the weekend, thousands of individuals from various political organizations gathered outside Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. The primary objective of the protest was to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war and to advocate for an end to United States foreign aid to Israel. Supporters met outside Freedom…
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Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza where thousands have been killed in an Israeli offensive since an attack by Palestinian Islamists Hamas, and to denounce President Joe Biden's policy towards the war. Protesters carried placards with slogans such as "Palestinian Lives Matter," "Let Gaza Live" and "Their blood is in on your hands," as the U.S. government continued to reject demands to add its voice to calls for a blanket ceasefire. Activists called the planned protest a "National March on Washington: Free Palestine" and organized buses to the U.S. capital from across the country for demonstrators to attend, said coalition group ANSWER, an acronym for "Act Now to Stop War and End Racism."