Anti-Israel socialist groups that have been involved in illegal protests over the past year have placed their supporters among the potentially thousands of people protesting President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. I’m going to include
The Stop War, End Racism Now (ANSWER) Coalition and People’s Forum have warned that protesters raised violent slogans and vandalized U.S. monuments in June and July of last year. He organized a rally after burning the American flag and clashing with law enforcement, sparking a congressional investigation. they started advertise Plans are in place to “fight back” in Washington in November for President Donald Trump’s second term as president, as authorities prepare for high security risks during the inauguration.
The groups that have been announced so far are malcolm x park As one of the protest sites, dubbed “We will fight back.” Expert study The extremist movement said security forces must prepare for a “grave possibility of violence.”
“Let’s be clear about who these protesters are,” said study researcher Ryan Mauro. Speaking to the Daily Caller News Foundation at the Capital Research Center. “They are agents.” China–linkeda pro-Iranian, pro-terrorism, anti-American network. Wherever they collude, there is considerable potential for violence, particularly against police, and destruction of property. ”
✊🏽Just one week later, on January 20th, more than 70 cities across the country will take to the streets to proclaim “We fight back!”
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“On Inauguration Day, January 20th, people will gather in Washington, D.C., and in cities and towns across the country in a nationwide mobilization against President Trump’s far-right, billionaire policies.” This is written on the website of the organization/fundraising group. Website Organized by People’s Forum. “We can defeat the Trump plan… by building a massive movement against the ruling class and a political system that gives everything to the billionaires while impoverishing more of the population. ”
The House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to: people’s forum and answer Last year, after the July protests they organized, it demanded information about their activities, citing “a complete disregard for assembly permit requirements.” The commission has not announced the end of its investigation.
In the letter, the National Park Service (NPS) stated: canceled Permits issued to the ANSWER Coalition to hold protests at Columbus Circle and other locations in Washington on July 24 after the rally descended into chaos. Anti-Israel activists ransacked the circle, writing graffiti such as “Hamas is here” and destroying an American flag that had been pulled from a public flagpole. NPS estimates damages from the vandalism at more than $11,000. (Related: Protesters tear down and burn American flag and raise Palestinian flag during Netanyahu’s visit)
The National Park Service (NPS) did not respond to DCNF’s inquiry into whether it had issued permits to People’s Forum or ANSWER to protest in Washington on Monday.
“There are no authorized demonstrations of any kind on the Capitol grounds,” the U.S. Capitol Police said in an email to DCNF. On January 20th. ”
“Our jurisdiction is very limited to 60 people.th Inauguration Ceremony,” a spokesperson said.
on monday press conferenceCapitol Police Chief J. Thomas Munger said organizers of the “We Fight Back” protest expected about 10,000 participants in “several locations” in downtown Washington. . Officials also expect about 250,000 ticketed guests to attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, and 25,000 law enforcement and military personnel to protect the ceremony.
People’s Forum and Answer did not respond to repeated requests for comment on whether they intended to keep the demonstrations legal.
two groups too convened At an anti-Israel rally held in front of the White House in June, Featured Symbols, slogans, or products glorifying terrorist groups or communism. Protesters destroyed public monuments but avoided arrest that day.
Manolo de los Santos, Secretary General of the People’s Forum praised Hamas The day after it invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,100 people in the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. The organization held a support rally in New York City’s Times Square, which ANSWER also attended.
“We support the Palestinian people in their resistance to the illegal occupation and apartheid of the Israeli government,” de los Santos said in a statement ahead of the rally.
More than 70 people are expected to participate in protests in Washington across the United States on Inauguration Day. According to Please answer.
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