Netanyahu to face ‘day of rage’ in Washington: Pro-Palestinian protesters

Pro-Palestinian protesters in the United States have warned the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will witness a “day of rage” in Washington, DC.

Netanyahu, who arrived in the US on Monday for a 3-day visit, is scheduled to speak in the US Congress on Wednesday, and meet in the White House with US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. He is due to meet Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, as well.

Pro-Palestinian protest organizers say thousands of demonstrators will rally against Netanyahu in Washington to show solidarity with Palestine, staging a “day of rage” march over the Israeli forces months-long genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Protest organizers said the pro-Palestinian protesters would be making political statement against Netanyahu and the criminal Israeli war machine.

“War criminals like Netanyahu are not welcome” in the United States, said  Ahmad Abuznaid, executive director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights and a chief organizer.

Another organizer from Michigan, who did not give their name, said “more people are willing to get arrested this time” compared to previous protests.

Jinan Deena, a Palestinian-American from the Washington area, said she and other pro-Palestinians were “gearing up for a day of rage” to show solidarity with Gazans by protesting against Netanyahu’s US visit.

“To know [Netanyahu] is going to be sharing air with us in our own city… it’s like a slap in the face,” she said.

“All the protests have shown a tone of rage, but this time is definitely different,” Ayah, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, told the BBC. “It is our enemy, our primary enemy, they are inviting into the White House.”

Reem Assil, a member of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, said she was travelling from California to protest against the deaths of family members and other civilians in the “mass slaughter” in Gaza.

“The idea of the man responsible for these atrocities being allowed to come here, channels my rage,” she said.

“I’ve lost over 40 members of my family and work through grief every day to remain committed to showing up for my people. This is a huge moment.”

In January, an estimated 400,000 people gathered in Washington to protest against the Israel regime’s war on the defenseless Palestinian people.

Meantime, Netanyahu faces criminal charges at the International Court of Justice over the Israeli forces mass slaughter of the Palestinians and the illegal occupation of their land.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in May applied for an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

Israel has killed over 39,000 Palestinians, most of them women, children, and adolescents, in Gaza since October.

The regime launched the campaign of death, destruction and genocide after it was caught off-guard by Operation Al-Aqsa Storm into the occupied territories.

Israel has been enforcing a near-total siege on the coastal territory, which has reduced into a trickle the flow of foodstuffs, medicine, electricity, and water into the Palestinian territory.