Pro-Palestinian Protesters Swarm Campaign Busses Of Dems Who Called For Ceasefire In Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed and vandalized the campaign buses of Democratic lawmakers who have been critical of Israel’s war effort against Hamas outside a rally on Saturday.

New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman, alongside Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, held a rally in the Bronx ahead of Tuesday’s New York primaries. A score of pro-Palestinian protesters graffitied the lawmakers’ buses as they attempted to leave the event, according to footage of the incident published on social media.

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“If Bowman and the rest of them claim to be allies of the Palestinian people, the bare minimum is not endorsing the person we have been protesting against the last nine months and who has enabled the genocide of the people in Gaza,” Nerdeen Kiswani, a leader of the anti-Israel group Within Our Lifetime, told the New York Post.

The event, aimed to showcase Bowman amid his troubled reelection efforts, promoted the theme of “get out and vote,” according to the Post. Bowman and his colleagues spoke about their efforts to defend against Israeli-linked groups sending money into his opposition’s campaign.

However, the situation escalated when pro-Palestinian groups — already at the rally — began swarming the members’ buses as they prepared to leave. Video from the incident depicts protesters climbing over barricades and approaching the buses, screaming “genocide Joe” — referring to President Joe Biden — and “free Palestine,” among other chants.