Protesters disrupt Secretary of State Blinken's remarks on Israel and Ukraine aid

(31 Oct 2023)
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Washington DC - 31 October 2023
1. Cutaway of Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
Headline: Protesters repeatedly disrupt Blinken's remarks
2. Various of protester yelling during Blinken opening statements
ANNOTATION: Dozens of protesters repeatedly interrupted a Senate hearing with the nation's top diplomat and military leaders on Israel.
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3. Cutaway of hearing with Senators
ANNOTATION: The Secretary's opening remarks, for its first half, were crashed by activists against aid for Israel roughly every minute.
4. Cutaway of Blinken with another protester behind him
5. Various of protester behind Blinken and then being escorted out
6. Cutaway of protesters with red on their hands
7. Various of protesters chanting and then being escorted out of room
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, Secretary of State:
"I also hear very much the passions expressed in this room and outside this room. All of us are committed to the protection of civilian life. All of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak. All of us are determined to see it end. But all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when their security, when their democracies are threatened.”
STORYLINE:

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin were repeatedly interrupted by dozens of protesters during a Senate hearing.

The activists called for Israel to end its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in support of Palestinians and the hearing had to be suspended as police cleared the room. “Cease-fire now!” “Save the children of Gaza!” they yelled.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Blinken are trying to make the case that the United States should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine, testifying at a Senate hearing as the administration’s massive $105 billion emergency aid request for conflicts in those countries and others has already hit roadblocks in the divided Congress.


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[edkub]

If America wants with one phone call they can stop this

[sikandar-e-azamrandhawa]

History remember this West back blood*shed

[fahmad]

Blinken is incapable of feeling shame 👎

[mrt]

Uz a liar we all know it cant trick us

[levonteking]

TIME TO GET UP AND CLEAN HOUSE AMERICA. LETS GO.

[Lucia-syle]

Does he feel it? Do any of those people feel anything? Is this comment gonna get me a 24-hour suspension?

[FERAS-ALKHATEEB]

All of us feel sad because we can’t save the childrens of Gaza😭😭😭

[toosylent]

Si i mbroni te drejtat e njeriut dhe ti je djalli vete myslimanet i mbroftr AllahuZx Sh 👆🕋🤲🇦🇱

[thtqxgu]

Любую помощь закрыть для Израиль.
И любую работу зделать вместе.
И вот тогда будет успех во всех фронтах Демократии.
✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻 🦅

[IzabellaKolas]

Mental health is certainly important. She belongs in mental institution, totally disterbed

[frankyswanky]

Amazing how these demonstrator get in.Maybe you should give them jobs in the CIA !

[danieldowney]

I love how the beta male’s voice cracked like squeaky toy 😂