Posted on 06/09/24
| News Source: Newsweek
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Saturday surrounded the perimeter of the White House with a "red line" banner.
Protesters told media outlets the connected pieces of red fabric that made up the banner, which they believed would stretch for two miles, was meant to symbolize a red line they were drawing for President Joe Biden over his support for Israel in the war on Gaza.
Biden said in May that he would pause U.S. weapons being sent to Israel if the country's forces went into areas of Rafah. The White House later said Israel had not crossed the president's "red line" with its operations.
Names of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces were reportedly written on the red banner that encircled the White House.
Alejandro Alvarez, a reporter and photographer, posted a clip on X (formerly Twitter) of a timelapse video he made of the red banner.
"The 'people's red line' is complete. My best effort at a timelapse of the whole thing start to finish, encircling the White House in a mile-long chain with only a few short gaps left open for people to walk across," Alvarez wrote in the caption of his post.
In a separate message, Alvarez said, "Happening now: Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators are unfurling a long red banner around the White House. They're calling it the 'people's red line,' condemning Biden for not withholding military aid for Israel amid its deepening offensive in Rafah."