Raw footage thread: Pro-Palestine activists rallied this afternoon in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. Hundreds attended and chanted in support of Palestinians and against Zionism.

"Hey hey, ho ho, Israel has got to go!"

"Free, free Palestine!"
The activists brought four fake coffins draped in Palestinian flags up to the DC Israeli Embassy, where they read the names civilians killed by Israeli airstrikes.

(Note: I didn't include all the names in this shot - this took about ten minutes. It's in the livestream fully.)
One Palestinian activist who came from Cleveland spoke into my cam to politicians.

He praised 25 members of congress who sent a letter to Sec. Blinken condemning eviction of Palestinians.

"America must end its alliance with Israel," he said.

"End it now!" the crowd chanted.
One responded to those who tie Palestinian activists to Hamas.

"With any group there's a small percentage who do things wrong," he said. "It's like basing all Islam on ISIS."

He says Israel uses this to kill Palestinians.

"Stand up, fight back" he led the crowd in chanting.
"As Muslims, as Arabs, we condemn ISIS because they operate under the guise of Islam," one activist told the crowd.

"Zionist are likewise fucking terrorists because they operate under the guise of Judaism. They're not Jewish."

"Zionists are terrorists" the crowd chanted.
Here is my full @N2Sreports HD summary of today's #SaveSheikhJarrah #FreePalestine protest outside the #Israeli Embassy this afternoon in Washington DC.

As always, all footage is available to license.

"Biden is funding Israeli terrorism" said one sign in front of the DC Israeli Embassy today.

Still photos also available to license.

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Press conference right now is underway in the police killing of Andrew Brown.

While they are early into the presentation, the speaker has already said shooting ruled "justified."

There won't be charges against officers, it appears.

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Of the fatal shot that was fired at Brown in his car from *behind* him as he drove away, police are saying that Brown was driving toward an unmarked police vehicle that was in front of him.
They're now showing the bodycam footage that the community has been demanding for weeks.

It appears to show one officer fire from in front of the car, and the rest of the shots happen as no officers are in the car's path except for this apparent unmarked police vehicle on street
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HD video thread: Today a coalition of thousands of activists held a Free Palestine march in Washington DC.

This was, by far, the most well-attended activist event I've seen during the Biden administration in Washington DC.

"Biden Biden, you will see! Palestine will be free!"
"Israel is a terror state!" chanted activists on the steps of the National Archives. "Israel is an apartheid State!"

"Hey hey, ho ho, the occupation has got to go!"
"Jerusalem is ours alone!" chanted the #FreePalestine activists as they approached the U.S. Capitol. "Gaza is ours alone!"

"Settler settler go back home, Palestine is ours alone!"

"Free, free Palestine!"
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Asked the boss if I could take a day off for fishing.

I am my boss.

Boss said yes.

Don’t bother me today, Twitter!
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12 May
"Hey hey, ho ho, the occupation has got to go!"

Today thousands of #FreePalestine protesters from a coalition of 15 organizations marched beginning at the State Department HQ in Washington DC.

"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!"
The activists marched their makeshift, fake tank to the White House where they chanted that "Israel is a terror state!"

"1, 2, 3, 4, occupation no more! 5, 6, 7, 8, Israel is an Apartheid state!"

"Israel is a racist state!"
The #FreePalestine activists concluded at #BlackLivesMatter Plaza, just north of the White House.

Activists on top of the makeshift tank chanted that "They got tanks, we got rocks, we won't back down Sheikh Jarrah!"

#SheikhJarrah
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12 May
Today at the #FreePalestine rally in front of the State Department, @RashidaTlaib spoke.

She described struggling to discuss this issue with colleagues.

"The ethnic cleansing continues now," she said of Israel's actions.

"We all deserve to live freely and with human dignity."
"What they are doing to the Palestinians is what they are doing to our Black brothers and sisters here," @RashidaTlaib told the crowd.

"As you all are marching for freedom of Palestine, please know that you must be marching for everybody's freedom."

"It's all interconnected."
"If you are Black, this is your fight. If you are Latino, this is your fight. If you are South Asian, this is your fight. If you're white, this is your fight. If you're Jewish, this is sure enough your fight," said @RepAndreCarson.

"If you're an American, this is your fight."
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PHOTO THREAD: Today #FreePalestine protesters marched from the State Department to the White House demanding the end of Israeli settlement and displacement of Palestinians.
Two members of congress spoke out at the rally in front of the State Department: @RashidaTlaib and @RepAndreCarson.

Both emphasized an intersection between struggles like Black Lives Matter and the Free Palestinian movement.
One somewhat unconventional element of the event was a giant replica tank.

It is not motorized (activists had to push/pull it) and was actually built for Columbia protests also taking place in DC.

"Demilitarize the budget" and "Healthcare not warfare" it says on the sides.
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