From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Anti-Israel protesters gather outside LA theatre ahead of Biden fundraiser
Anti-Israel protesters gather outside the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of a fundraiser for US President Joe Biden.
Police in riot gear were set up at the venue before the event, as such demonstrations against the US administration’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza have become common wherever Biden goes in recent months.
The Hollywood Reporter says that police officers stopped protesters from blocking an entrance to the venue.
Photos on social media show protesters holding signs and wearing shirts reading, “Stop funding genocide,” “All colonizers see themselves in Israel,” and “Stop killing Palestinians.”
Pro Palestine supporters protest outside as President Joe Biden and former President Obama hold a fundraiser inside the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 15, 2024. pic.twitter.com/UsrtYFa0P4
— Keith Birmingham (@photowkb) June 16, 2024
