IfNotNow, the group organizing the march, posted on X: 'We're prepared to put our bodies in the way of more slaughter — we're ready to stay here until Biden forces a ceasefire - Anadolu via Getty Images
Jewish Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block White House Entrances
Washington: At least 30 pro-Palestinian Jewish protesters were arrested on Monday for blocking all the entrances to the White House .
Demonstrators demanding an end to 'genocide' in Gaza and an Israeli ceasefire swarmed the complex while President Joe Biden held national security meetings inside.
IfNotNow, the group organizing the march, posted on X: 'We're prepared to put our bodies in the way of more slaughter — we're ready to stay here until Biden forces a ceasefire.
'We're here because we know humanitarian catastrophe, mass violence upon Gaza won't prevent more violence or heal our pain,' they added in another post.
The Secret Service told DailyMail.com they had recorded 33 arrests on charges of unlawful entry, and 16 on charges of 'incommoding,' or obstruction.
Demonstrators demanding an end to 'genocide' in Gaza and an Israeli ceasefire swarmed the complex while President Joe Biden held national security meetings inside – Anadolu via Getty Images
The group shared video of their activists staging a sit-in outside the White House, blocking roads, and being arrested.
They condemned the Hamas attack of October 7, writing on October 10: 'Our shock and grief grow as more gruesome details of crimes against humanity committed by Hamas against Israelis continue to emerge. We are counting our own loved ones among the victims. These crimes are indefensible and unconscionable.'
But they also demand that the bombing of Gaza stop.
They sat in front of the White House gates and demanded that Biden insist Israel stop its attacks on Gaza.
At least 30 pro-Palestinian Jewish protesters were arrested on Monday for blocking all the entrances to the White House – Getty Images
'Three big groups of Jews and allies have shut down the major exit of the White House on 17th St,' they tweeted.
'We're not leaving until Biden calls for a ceasefire and neither should they.'
More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected Israeli invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas' leadership.
Aid groups warn an Israeli ground offensive could hasten a humanitarian crisis.
Israeli forces, supported by US warships, have positioned themselves along Gaza's border and drilled for what Israel said would be a broad campaign to dismantle the militant group.
A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished neighborhoods but failed to stop militant rocket fire into Israel.
The war that began October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides, with more than 4,000 killed.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,750 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded.
Iran's foreign minister has warned on Monday that 'preemptive action is possible' if Israel moves closer to its looming ground offensive in the Gaza Strip… Daily Mail
