Posted on 12/20/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Former Women's March leader Linda Sarsour held an illegal rally against the State of Israel in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC yesterday (Tuesday).
It is illegal to hold rallies inside the Capitol building, which houses the US Congress and Senate. About 60 protestors were arrested during the illegal rally, Capitol police said.
“We were aware of a group’s potential plan to take a tour of the US Capitol Building and then start a protest,” the police said in a statement. “It is against the law to demonstrate inside the Congressional Buildings, so we brought in additional officers to be prepared for the moment the group would break the law. The group was screened when they entered the building. Once they broke the law, roughly 60 people were immediately arrested for [violating] D.C. Code § 22–1307 — Crowding, Obstructing, or Incommoding.”
Protestors held signs demanding a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization, and chanted "Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crimes!”
This is not the first time Sarsour has been involved in an illegal rally. In August 2020, Sarsour was arrested at an illegal protest in Louisville, Kentucky.