Amnesty International hosted a demonstration outside the White House on Wednesday, protesting for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
A mass of fake body bags meant to represent the dead were laid out on the sidewalk outside of the White House North Lawn.
Roses were then laid on over the fake body bags while protesters held signs.
Paul O’Brien, the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, said Amnesty International organized the demonstration to bring attention to the loss of life that continues today in Gaza.
“After the war crime that Hamas committed on October 7th we have seen more than 11,000 Gazans die. 5000 children. This demonstration is to bring home to President Biden the fact that he’s not doing enough to stop the violence in Gaza,” O’Brien said.
Hazami Barmada, who is a Syrian-Palestinian American, said that she and others were on their 17th day of silent protests outside government buildings in Washington, D.C.
“We are on day 17 of our silent protest and demonstrations outside of the White House, State Department and Congress demanding to humanize the plight of the Palestinian people, demanding for a ceasefire, humanitarian aid and just in general to change the rhetoric and discourse of what’s happening to the Palestinians in Gaza and also in the West Bank,” Barmada said.
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