The demonstration, organized by the progressive Jewish groups IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace, targeted the first-term senator over his support for Israel’s ongoing military assault in Gaza.
Ella Israeli, with IfNotNow speaking to supporters gathered outside the United States Custom House. They called on U.S. Sen. John Fetterman to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.About 100 protesters descended on U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s office in Philadelphia on Thursday, urging him to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war as the siege in Gaza ends its second week.
“We are mourning our Israeli and Palestinian friends and loved ones, but we refuse to let our grief be weaponized to justify the murder of more Palestinians,” Miryam Coppersmith, an organizer with IfNotNow, said at the rally. Like many of his congressional colleagues, Fetterman has been a vocal backer of Israel’s military offensive since the Hamas invasion, saying“We must support Israel in their efforts to eliminate the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men, women, and children,” he said. “Hamas does not want peace, they want to destroy Israel.”
Beneath a chorus of chants — “Fetterman, for shame! No genocide in our name!” — progressive activists who had“I don’t think it’s a partisan issue. It’s about the value of life,” said Arielle Cohen, an activist with IfNotNow. “In both Israel and Gaza, no one is safer when there is an active war. It puts us all at risk.”
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