Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of a coordinated day of action against Israel's war in Gaza.
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I think any non-citizen participating in these protests should be immediately deported.[/url]
While I do not think that extreme, I think that protests should be done elsewhere to not interrupt the flow of traffic.
Imagine being an employee at a high stakes job that starts at a weird time of day, and the bridge is shut down cos of protests. The manager may be a jerk, and fire you for being late cos the bridge was blocked off. I'm gonna say this: It feels that the world is on fire. This war has got to end. Both sides need to lay down arms.
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The article published by AFP France 24 on April 15, 2024, reports on global protests organized by the group A15 Action in solidarity with Palestine. The demonstrations involved blocking major economic choke-points in various cities around the world, including the United States, Canada, Italy, South Korea, Colombia, Belgium, Greece, Spain, and Australia.
In the United States, protesters blocked roads in Philadelphia and shut down highway traffic heading into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (my commentary: been there before, nice beautiful airport, built in the 1940s). The California Highway Patrol reported making arrests before announcing that traffic had reopened on the Golden Gate Bridge, where demonstrators held a banner reading "Stop the world for Gaza."
The protests came as US President Joe Biden faces continued criticism from within his own party about Washington's support of Israel following last October's Israeli offensive in Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians, mostly women and children, according to Palestinian health ministry figures. At least 33,797 people have since been killed in Gaza. The growing death toll has unnerved voters and some elected officials, including Biden ally Senator Chris Coons, who called for conditioning US aid to Israel following a strike that killed seven American charity workers in Gaza.
As the United States heads toward elections in November, Biden will have to balance discontent among Democrats with those who support Israel while also facing competition from Republican nominee Donald Trump. In Los Angeles, a few hundred people marched downtown behind a banner reading "End the siege on Gaza now, end US funding to Israel." Other protests in the United States were held in Connecticut and Oregon.
Protesters in Philadelphia noted that the demonstrations came on the same day as the US tax deadline, with organizer Hannah Zellman telling the Philadelphia Inquirer that they should be funding things that support their city rather than Israel. The article emphasizes that money is a significant factor in influencing elected leaders, with Hayshawiya, an organizer at the April 15, 2024 Golden Gate Bridge protests, stating they would stay until the police forced them out.
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