Washington, DC Protest of Biden’s Naftali Bennett Meeting Highlighted in Media
As President Biden rolled out the red carpet for the new Prime Minister of Apartheid Israel, Naftali Bennett, protesters rallied outside the White House to reject the meeting and demand an end to U.S. complicity in Israeli colonialism and ethnic cleansing. Several media outlets reported on the protest:
- “US Palestine solidarity activists rally against Bennett’s visit” by Ali Harb in Al Jazeera
- “Activists protest Naftali Bennett’s White House visit” by Michael Arria in Mondoweiss
- “Pro-Palestine activists rally in Washington against Israeli prime minister’s visit” by Umar A Farooq in Middle East Eye
- “Protesters in D.C. chant names of murdered Gazans ahead of Bennett, Biden talks” by Hassan Abbas in The Arab American News
- “Protesters gather outside White House against Israeli PM’s US visit” by Brooke Anderson in The New Arab
The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights was one of ten organizations supporting the protest against Biden’s meeting with Naftali Bennett. Mondoweiss featured the following USCPR Twitter thread:
@POTUS meeting w/ PM of Apartheid Israel Bennett for the 1st time today. We demand Biden end US complicity in Israeli colonialism: sanction Israel & end the military & diplomatic support that enables ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. #SaveSheikhJarrah #MakeNoiseForJerusalem pic.twitter.com/OztEdVByPv
— #SaveSilwan #SaveSheikhJarrah USCPR (@USCPR_) August 26, 2021