Blinken questioned by Senate over Gaza. Protesters call him 'butcher' and 'war criminal'

 

WASHINGTON — Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday to condemn the Biden administration's support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

Blinken was giving his opening statement at the hearing, on the Biden administration's foreign policy, when demonstrators interrupted him.

One protester shouted at Blinken that he "will be remembered" as a "butcher" and for "murdering innocent Palestinians," as he was led out of the hearing by law enforcement. Another shouted repeatedly: "He is a war criminal."

At least one demonstrator carried a homemade sign bearing the name of progressive, anti-war activist group CODEPINK.