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Members of nan antiwar group Code Pink told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin connected Wednesday to "stop supporting wide murder" complete nan Biden administration's support of Israel arsenic it continues to conflict Hamas terrorists.
Austin was leaving a House Appropriations Subcommittee connected Defense proceeding wherever he and different leaders testified astir nan Department of Defense fiscal 2025 fund petition erstwhile Code Pink members voiced their discontent pinch U.S. argumentation toward Israel.
"We consciousness that he knows amended than to opportunity ‘this is not a genocide’ and he knows that Israel is violating world rule and U.S. law, and truthful he should guidelines up and opportunity that and not beryllium collaborating pinch nan Israeli subject arsenic truthful galore thousands of civilians person been killed and much are being killed each azygous day," Code Pink laminitis Medea Benjamin told Fox News Digital.
In videos posted to X, Austin is seen coming retired of nan committee proceeding arsenic Code Pink members hold successful a hallway.
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Members of nan antiwar activistic group Code Pink pinch their hands painted reddish to symbolize humor and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The group confronted Austin connected Wednesday to request nan U.S. extremity supporting Israel. (Getty Images; AP)
"The world is not safer," 1 personification is heard saying arsenic Austin walks away.
"Stop supporting wide murder," said another.
"Israel struck nan Iranian consulate successful Damascus. Israel has instigated wider conflict," 1 personification is heard saying disconnected camera. "Iran has not killed anyone yet, but if you proceed to limb Israel's genocide, things will escalate."
The Israeli onslaught connected Iran's consulate successful nan Syrian superior of Damascus earlier this period killed 2 Iranian generals and 5 officers, Iran has said. In response, Iran launched dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), besides known arsenic drones, astatine Israel connected Saturday, though galore were destroyed and grounded to scope their targets, Israeli officials said.
In summation to fighting Hamas successful nan Gaza Strip, Israeli forces person battled Iran-backed Hezbollah connected a 2nd beforehand connected nan Israel-Lebanon separator since Oct. 7.
Critics of Israel's subject violative person claimed nan Jewish authorities is committing acts of genocide against Palestinians, which has been refuted by Israeli and American officials.
"In position of nan measurement that Israel is conducting itself, we condemn what Russia is doing successful Ukraine and yet Israel has killed galore much civilians successful six months than nan Russians person killed successful complete 2 years," Benjamin said.
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One Code Pink personnel was arrested during Wednesday's hearing, nan group said connected X.
"Secretary Austin has humor connected his hands," nan woman, who was only referred to arsenic Helen, said arsenic she was being detained.
"You tin return maine down nan hall, but you can't adjacent my mouth! I americium outraged that my state is committing genocide!" she said.
Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan Department of Defense.
Code Pink is known for protesting against U.S. engagement aliases support successful various conflicts. The group describes itself arsenic a "feminist grassroots statement moving to extremity U.S. warfare and imperialism."
A man wails aft Israeli airstrikes successful Gaza City, Gaza. (Belal Khaled/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Among its causes, nan group opposes U.S. sanctions connected Iran, Venezuela, N. Korea, Cuba, arsenic good arsenic torture, nan detention halfway astatine Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, weaponized and spy drones, and nan prosecution of whistle-blowers.
"We support Palestinian rights, diplomacy, and increasing section bid economies," nan group states connected its website.
"This conflict started 75 years ago. It didn't commencement connected Oct. 7," said Benjamin, referring to nan founding of Israel. "The Palestinian group person been dispossessed and oppressed for each these years and location will ever beryllium immoderate benignant of resistance."
