Israel war: Code Pink occupies Senate Democrat offices demanding Gaza ceasefire

By Emily Jacobs

Published November 3, 2023 8:51pm ET

Israel war: Code Pink occupies Senate Democrat offices demanding Gaza ceasefire — Anti-war activists demonstrate outside the office of Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in the Hart Senate Office Building, just as the Republican-controlled House approved a partisan $14.5 billion military aid package for Israel, but without humanitarian assistance for Gaza, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Democrats say that approach would only delay help for Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has warned that the "stunningly unserious" bill has no chance in the Senate.

Progressive activists descended on the U.S. Senate on Friday, occupying the offices of numerous Democrats to demand Congress force Israel to engage in a ceasefire in Gaza.

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