‘Disgusted and horrified’: protesters in LA stage sit-in urging for Gaza ceasefire
by Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles from on (#6GDK8)
More than 1,000 people gather in the rain, shutting down a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard
Hundreds of demonstrators in Los Angeles shut down a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon in a protest demanding Joe Biden and US lawmakers call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
In the heart of Hollywood, along the palm tree-lined streets near Ripley's Believe It or Not! and the Walk of Fame, protesters waved Palestinian flags and held signs - not in our name" and let Gaza live". More than 1,000 people gathered in the rain, including a group that staged a sit-in at the intersection with flowers in hand and shirts reading Jews say ceasefire now" as tourists watched.
Continue reading...