A crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators heckled attendees of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in the nation’s capital on Saturday evening.
The protesters assembled outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, the venue hosting the event, to express their anger with how the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has been handled and covered. Keffiyeh-clad protesters chanted, staged “die-in” demonstrations and brandished placards with pro-Palestine messages as well-dressed lawmakers and journalists made their way into the hotel to begin the festivities.
“Shame on you!” the protesters chanted in unison as arriving attendees made their way toward the hotel’s entrance; other attendees were swarmed by shouting activists berating them for their perceived failures regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Other chants included “free free Palestine” and “genocide Joe,” a nickname…
