{"id":34159,"date":"2024-06-02T23:48:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=34159"},"modified":"2024-06-03T03:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:03:28","slug":"tens-of-thousands-to-surround-white-house-on-june-8-in-protest-of-rafah-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/02\/tens-of-thousands-to-surround-white-house-on-june-8-in-protest-of-rafah-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Line around the White House: Tens of thousands to surround White House on June 8 in protest of Rafah invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The people of the United States challenge Biden\u2019s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza, demand Biden end aid to IsraelMay 31, 2024<\/a> by <\/a>Peoples Dispatch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Craig Birchfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tens of thousands of people will are mobilizing to surround the White House on June 8 in protest of Biden\u2019s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza, principally the brutal invasion of Rafah, which takes more and more Palestinian lives each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden had claimed in the past that the invasion of Rafah by Israel would be a red line<\/a>, and even threatened to withhold weapons shipments<\/a> (while actually halting some shipments of bombs) over the threat of invasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI made it clear that if they go into Rafah\u2014they haven\u2019t gone in Rafah yet\u2014if they go into Rafah, I\u2019m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities\u2014that deal with that problem,\u201d Biden said during a CNN<\/em> interview on May 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, Biden did nothing after Israel\u2019s threats of invasion escalated into reality. The recent tent massacre<\/a> horrified billions across the globe after Israel bombed forcibly displaced Palestinian families\u2014using US-made munitions<\/a>. To this day, Biden continues his unconditional support for Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Biden\u2019s earlier statements, he recently claimed that the recent massacre did not cross any of his \u201cred lines.\u201d White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that \u201cas a result of this strike on Sunday, I have no policy changes to speak to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Israelis are going to investigate it. We\u2019re going to be taking great interest in what they find in that investigation. And we\u2019ll see where it goes from there,\u201d Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the mass mobilization, Layan Fuleihan of the People\u2019s Forum said, \u201cBiden has blood on his hands!\u201d She added, \u201cGenocide is a red line! Over 13,000 children murdered by Israel, is a red line! We will march in Washington D.C. to remind him that the people of this country refuse to be complicit in these war crimes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mass demonstration on June 8 has been called by a diverse range of Palestinian diaspora formations as well as anti-imperialist groups. These include the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, U.S. Palestinian Community Network, the People\u2019s Forum, Al-Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, Palestinian Feminist Collective, the ANSWER Coalition, U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, International Jewish Anti Zionist Network, Writers Against the War on Gaza, Healthcare Workers for Palestine, and Palestine Popular University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow many more homes have to be destroyed, how many children need to be killed, until this government takes definitive action to stop Israel\u2019s war crimes. We are tired of hearing that Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are \u2018concerned about the civilian death toll\u2019. If they were really concerned about what Israel was doing, they would suspend all aid and tell Israel to accept one of the many ceasefire deals that is on the table. This genocide needs to end, and Biden has the power to do it,\u201d said Celine Qussiny of the Palestinian Youth Movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn June 8th, tens of thousands will show Biden that the people are his red line \u2014 we refuse to allow him to continue the genocide against the people of Gaza! Instead of a red line, Biden gave a green light to Netanyahu\u2019s invasion of Rafah by agreeing to send more U.S. bombs and missiles. While the government that speaks in our name arms the genocidal Israeli regime to the teeth, the people want freedom for Palestine,\u201d said Brian Becker, National Director of the ANSWER Coalition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to: www.shutitdown4Palestine.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: https:\/\/peoplesdispatch.org\/2024\/05\/31\/tens-of-thousands-to-surround-white-house-on-june-8-in-protest-of-rafah-invasion\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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