Protesters now chant and challenge Biden over Gaza at every chance [View all]

[David__77]

NANTUCKET, Mass. — On a cold, crisp night here, a Christmas tree was sparkling after the annual tree-lighting ceremony. A choir had sung, spirits were high. President Biden and his family stood, smiling and cheering.

Then, at the conclusion, a group of protesters unfurled signs that read, “Free Palestine.” “Biden Biden, you can’t hide!” they yelled. “We charge you with genocide!”

One man rang a bell to drown them out, while another man at the microphone said it was a community tree-lighting and — while he respected their right to free speech — asked them to stop. They didn’t. Music on the speakers, playing “Here Comes Santa Claus,” was turned up loud, but it was not enough to drown out the chants.

The incongruent scene was a reminder that Biden, even on an island far from Washington for the Thanksgiving weekend, can now go few places without encountering pro-Palestinian protesters. Over the past several weeks — including last Thursday at another tree-lighting ceremony outside the White House, where some attendees chanted “Genocide Joe!” — nearly every public event has meant confrontation in more direct ways than he has faced during much of his presidency.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/04/biden-gaza-palestinians-protests/