Anti-Israel organizers gathered in the Cannon Rotunda on Tuesday afternoon amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to D.C.
Protesters gathered in the Cannon Rotunda on Tuesday afternoon to protest the Israeli government, with some being arrested by law enforcement. Video shows a large group of protesters wearing red shirts sitting in circles in the Cannon House Office Building's rotunda. Demonstrators clapped and chanted as police officers were seen apprehending fellow protesters, who were escorted away. The protesters appeared to be part of a Jewish group, with several of them wearing kippahs.
The Israeli leader will also address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. Harris, who is running for president, declined to preside over the address. Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., was expected to preside over the speech in Harris' absence, but she reportedly refused to be present and opted to boycott the Israeli leader. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., will preside over the address instead.
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