UPDATES - JULY 24

Today was an eventful day in Washington, D.C. See below for updates received from throughout the day. Overall, the strategic and tactical coordination was effective at completely disrupting business as usual across all of downtown, as well as much of the entire region. For example, last night on July 23, Palestine Solidarity activists used the cover of the noise demonstration to enter the Watergate Hotel—where they released crickets, spread maggots, and pulled fire alarms throughout the building.

Actions continue tonight, with another noise demonstration commencing at 8pm at the Watergate Hotel and continuing late into the night. From the personal experiences of comrades, it is clear that there is no issue with showing up “late.” In fact, it offers protestors who have already been out on the streets for hours a chance to return home for a break while keeping the collective energy high and militant.

BON APPETIT!! MAGGOTS RELEASED ON THE CRIMINAL ZIONIST’S WAR TABLE!

View post from the Palestinian Youth Movement on Instagram

Palestine protestors manufactured chaos at the Watergate Hotel last night so that Netanyahu, Israeli Mossad agents, and the Secret Service had no peace as they continue to terrorize our people. Mealworms and maggots (not talking about Netanyahu) were left on their banquet tables, and crickets were released on multiple floors of the hotel. Fire alarms were triggered for over 30 minutes on multiple floors to ensure that there will be no rest before Netanyahu and Congress disgrace themselves in front of the world for failing to achieve any of their military and political objectives. May their dreams be haunted by the death of our people and decay of their society.

There will be no peace, there will be no rest, until the war criminal’s arrest.

Protestors have also showed unambiguous confidence, passion, and militancy during these last few days. It reflects a growing understanding of the legitimacy of rebellion against leaders who would risk World War III for the sake of imperialist aggression. This did not start this week, of course, but is a wider trend in resistance movements since the Black Lives Matter Rebellion of 2020. It is a refreshing change for those of us who came up through the protest movements of the 2000s and 2010s that usually got co-opted and trapped within liberal frameworks of “peaceful protest”. The youth are helping lead us out of this dead end approach to protest and activism.

Beyond the crickets, maggots, and screeching fire alarms, protestors in the many thousands made business as usual in Downtown D.C. impossible.

Traffic map of Downtown D.C. from early afternoon.

Protesters have cut off the veins into the Capitol Building and throughout DC as Netanyahu makes his way to the Capitol! No matter where he goes the people will continue to shut down DC until the arrest of the war criminal. Do not be deceived, protesters are on every street around the Capitol and the motorcade and police are scrambling to respond. There can be no peace for Netanyahu and his propaganda regime who insist on falsely claiming victory.

Another highlight from today was the presence of labor unions at the protests. The seven unions who signed on to the letter to cut off military aid to Israel were present today, with unions such as the UAW especially visible.

Later in the afternoon, protestors surrounded Union Station (one of the busiest thoroughfares in the entire region) and raised Palestinian flags on the gigantic flagpoles outside the station. In this moment, the pigs arrested several protestors, but it is still unclear what their status is or what needs there are for bail funds. We will keep you updated.

UPDATE - JULY 23

If you live in DMV, please come out to disrupt our government’s complicity in genocide. Organizers from IWW DMV EWOC and locally based Angry Education Workers collective members will be on the ground. If you can’t make it or live elsewhere, spread the word far and wide—and keep an eye out for ways you can take action from afar. Actions and demonstrations against this war criminal continue today and tomorrow. We need to keep up the pressure, seven unions, including the National Education Association (NEA), just publicly signed a letter calling for Biden to halt all military aid to Israel immediately. Please follow the Unwelcoming Committee on their telegram channel for updates:

Netanyahu Unwelcoming Committee

WASHINGTON DC!! NO SLEEP FOR WAR CRIMINALS!!! NOISE DEMO TONIGHT

Join us in ensuring the zionists have a sleepless night. No rest for genocidal maniacs while they implement crimes against humanity against our people and occupy and colonize our land. We will not stop until we return and liberate our home.

🗓️: Tuesday, July 23rd
⏰: 8 PM
📍: Watergate Hotel - 2601 Virginia Ave
Bring noisemakers!!

TODAY! UNWELCOME NETANYAHU! WATERGATE HOTEL 4PM – LATE

The war criminal Netanyahu arrives in DC to claim empty victories and shamelessly beg for more weapons to murder our steadfast people in Gaza, while cowering in the face of an impending International Criminal Court arrest warrant. When Netanyahu arrives at his hotel, the masses will deliver a special message to him: He is not welcome in this city.

The city of DC, has spent millions of dollars -- not on education or housing or healthcare -- but to erect barricades and mobilize a privatized security force for a foreign head of state and mass murderer. Their checkpoints show that they have witnessed our rage and sorrow, that they have heard loud and clear our demands for the liberation of our land from zionism and imperialism, and they choose to ignore the will of the people in favor of protecting a man with the blood of over 186,000 Palestinians on his hands.

📍 Watergate Hotel - Triangle Park

⏰ Today, 4 pm -- late

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