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A pro - Palestinian rally drew thousands of people
outside the White House on Saturday who came to
express their outrage.
Washington , DC - A pro -Palestinian rally drew
thousands of people outside the White House on
Saturday who came to express their outrage at the
Israeli military offensive in Gaza , and demand an
end to it .
Demonstrators carried symbolic coffins draped in
the Palestinian flag to represent the nearly 1700
Palestinians killed by the Israeli bombardment ,
many of them women and children. More than
8 ,500 have been injured since the offensive began
July 8 . The protesters chanted slogans like " Free,
free Palestine , killing children is a crime, " and
" Five, six, seven eight , Israel is an apartheid state ."
They also criticised the US for its decision to re -
supply Israel with weapons during the offensive ;
and demanded that Washington stop providing
more than $ 3 bn in annual aid to Israel. The
demonstration was sponsored by 47 different
organisations whose literature advertising the
march implored the White House to " Stop the
Massacre in Gaza " . The crowds included a
diverse ethnic, religious and political mix from all
over the country; from cities like Chicago, Florida,
Ohio and New York . Well known figures like activist
and academic Cornell West spoke at the rally.
But despite the massive turnout, government
officials did not see or hear them . Congress
recessed for the summer this past week , and
President Obama was at Camp David celebrating
his birthday .