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War Puts US Muslims in a Tough Spot right to exist,” he claimed.
n By Anwar Iqbal Mr DeSantis. “None of them believe in Israel’s
WASHINGTON: A weekend of protests One of Mr DeSantis’s 2024 rivals, former Ar-
brought tens of thousands of people out on US kansas governor Asa Hutchinson, concurred with
streets, with the majority demanding a halt to him over not accepting refugees from Gaza but
Israel’s military operation in Gaza. warned against making generalizations about
The pro-Palestine protesters were mainly them. “It’s dangerous when you categorize people
Muslims getting restless as Israel plans to ad- like this.”
vance with a military offensive. Some dem- But the generalization has started, or at least
onstrators also included Jews and Christians, that’s how a group of Pakistanis felt who gathered
albeit in small numbers. at a South Asian restaurant in Northern Virginia
Pro-Israel groups, including those formed by after a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington.
Muslims, were also out in the streets, supporting “This week, at least a dozen passengers asked
the Israeli offensive. me ’Why do you Muslims support terrorists at-
Almost daily protests have been held in tacking innocent citizens,” said N. Khan, a cab
New York since Thursday as thousands of pro- driver in Washington.
Palestine demonstrators take to the streets to “I told them those were Hamas fighters, not
denounce Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip. ordinary Palestinians. I also told them all Mus-
Calling for an end to Israeli occupation, pro- lims are not terrorists.”
testers took up multiple blocks in Times
Square and other areas. FBI warning
In Washington, one group was hugely out- Supporters of both Palestine and Israel face off in dueling protests at Washington Square Park on The growing tensions forced FBI Director
numbered by pro-Palestine demonstrators — October 17, 2023, in New York City — AFP Christopher A. Wray to warn Americans that he
about 200 supporters of Israel gathered outside expects a spike in domestic threats.
Freedom Plaza near the White House, compared “Not all of us hate Jews or Israelis,” said M. Na- Stereotypes “In this heightened environment, there’s no
to an estimated 10,000 who marched around the beel, a Palestinian. “But we too need a place to call Concerns about the fallout of the ongoing question we’re seeing an increase in reported
White House supporting Palestinians. home, a place to live peacefully.” Israel-Hamas conflict also caused Florida Gover- threats, and we have to be on the lookout, espe-
Some protesters are also trying to dial down In Los Angeles, thousands of demonstra- nor Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential front-run- cially for lone actors who may take inspiration
the tensions. At the White House rally, some tors carrying Palestinian flags and signs ner, to demand the US government not to accept from recent events.”
supporters of Palestine urged Americans to denouncing Israeli apartheid were seen refugees from Gaza as “they are all radicalized”. Fox News reported that Director Wray also
“look at the wider issue” instead of focusing marching down Wilshire Boulevard on Sat- “If you look at how they behave, not all of asked the public to continue sharing intelligence
entirely on Hamas’ attacks. urday afternoon. them are Hamas, but they are all antisemitic,” said with them. - Dawn

ish protesters were arrested on Monday for block- Jewish Pro-Palestinian Protesters complex while President Joe Biden held national
WASHINGTON: At least 30 pro-Palestinian Jew-
security meetings inside.
ing all the entrances to the White House. IfNotNow, the group organizing the march,
Demonstrators demanding an end to 'geno- Block White House Entrances posted on X: 'We're prepared to put our bodies in
cide' in Gaza and an Israeli ceasefire swarmed the the way of more slaughter — we're ready to stay
here until Biden forces a ceasefire. 'We're here be-
cause 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.
The group shared video of their activists stag-
ing a sit-in outside the White House, blocking
roads, and being arrested.
They condemned the Hamas attack of Oc-
tober 7, writing on October 10: 'Our shock and
grief grow as more gruesome details of crimes
against humanity committed by Hamas against
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 Israelis continue to emerge. We are counting our
here until Biden forces a ceasefire - Anadolu via Getty Images / Demonstrators demanding an end to ‘genocide’ in Gaza and an Israeli cease- own loved ones among the victims. These
fire swarmed the complex while President Joe Biden held national security meetings inside – Anadolu via Getty Images / At least 30 pro- crimes are indefensible and unconscionable.'
Palestinian Jewish protesters were arrested on Monday for blocking all the entrances to the White House – Getty Images (Continued on page 17)

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