Israel support debate reaches Biden’s doorstep as staff works to remove graffiti

The debate over support for Israel reached the White House over the weekend.

A mob of protestors swarmed the grounds on Saturday evening with chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Americans want Palestine free!” shouted at Secret Service agents.

The gates of the White House were rattled and painted with red handprints.

Messages saying “Genocide Joe” were left behind.

“My message to President Biden is I voted for you and I regret it,” one protester shared.

Secret Service says the gate trespass incident was handled without incident and that no arrests were made.

On Monday, staff worked to remove the Pro-Palestinian graffiti from the grounds, much of it covered by curtains as cleaners scrub away at the red paint.

Thousands of people gathered in Washington Saturday to call for a ceasefire in the fighting and demand the U.S. stop supplying aid to Israel in the war that is entering its second month.

Crowds filled the streets at Freedom Plaza near the White House and marched around the area between speeches pushing for a ceasefire. Tensions ran high at some points, with some signs and speakers accusing Israel of genocide and chants of “from the river to the sea,” which is interpreted by some as a call to wipe out Israel.

“Disturbing scenes from the pro-Palestinian march in Washington with a protester carrying a sign equating the Star of David with a Nazi swastika. This is blatant Jew-hatred,” the American Jewish Committee said in a post on X. Israel’s embassy posted images of graffiti near its building in Washington with similar messages.

President Biden has staunchly argued that Israel has a right to defend itself, promising rock-solid support from his administration following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,400 Israeli men, women and children.

Now, he’s calling for a humanitarian pause, a move that some see as the President bending to pressure from progressives like Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Tlaib released a video accusing Biden of genocide.

“Mr. President the American people are not with you on this one,” Tlaib said.

“We have got to stop the bombing now. You’ve got a humanitarian disaster. It has to be dealt with right now,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., said.

The White House clarified a pause to get aid into Gaza is different from a ceasefire. Republicans standing against any demands for Israel to pause its war effort.

“I think this is total war between Israel and Hamas, I want to protect innocent people as much as possible, but I want the world to realize that the radicalized population in Gaza has been going on for over a decade,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter is raising money for Gaza and former President Barack Obama is weighing in on the conflict.

“You have to admit nobody’s hands are clean. That all of us are complicit,” Obama said.

Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., slammed Obama’s comments calling him “dead wrong,” telling Politico, “From Obama to Biden, Democrats have a problem: supporting Israel always has an asterick.”

Israel continues to resist U.S. calls for a humanitarian pause, saying it wants the more than 200 hostages Hamas took during the initial attack back first.

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