At a contentious Senate hearing on Tuesday, protestors repeatedly interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Of course, the protestors only want the IDF to stop bombing Gaza, but are not so concerned with Hamas attacking Israelis. Some protestors dramatically showed their hands, stained in red, as symbolic gestures, asserting that the administration bore responsibility for the bloodshed due to its continued support of Israel. The first protester to be removed by police accused the United States of supporting “genocide and ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, referencing the Geneva Convention protocol against bombing densely populated civilian zones – which isn’t relevant when terrorists are hiding among civilian populations. “The world is calling for a ceasefire!” she yelled. “The American people don’t want to support this brutal war. Stop the war. Ceasefire now. Stop funding this brutal massacre that Israel is doing on the people of Gaza. Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now!” במהלך עדותו של שר החוץ האמריקני אנתוני בלינקן בוועדת ההקצבות של הסנאט בעניין הסיוע הנוסף לישראל, קם אדם מן הקהל וקרא: הפסקת אש עכשיו, תשוחרר פלסטין. הוא הוצא מן החדר. בהמשך, בלינקן ניסה להמשיך לדבר אבל מפגינים פרו-פלסטינים הפריעו לנאומו@nathanguttman (צילום: רויטרס) pic.twitter.com/LOf8HR37N7 — כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 31, 2023  Both Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin provided testimony at the hearing, which included discussions about financial allocations for Israel and Ukraine. I knew they looked familiar. pic.twitter.com/5xPxNmbAKr — Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) October 31, 2023  “All of us are committed to the protection of civilian life,” Blinken later told reporters. “All of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. All of us are determined to see it end,” he said. “But all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security when their democracies are threatened. That’s what happening now, we stand resolutely with them even as we stand resolutely for the protection of innocent civilians.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)