Biden and Netanyahu were the Main Targets at Today's Massive Free Palestine Protest in Washington DC

Today’s Free Palestine protest of tens of thousands (the corporate media, true to form, put it at “thousands”) was as animated as the one I went to several months ago. Both of them congregated at Freedom Plaza (named in honor of MLK) and marched to Lafayette Square in front of the White House. Much more than the previous protest, the target was Biden (and Blinken). Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin said: “the moniker “Genocide Joe” will stick with Biden for a certain segment of the community.” Indeed, it’s hard to believe that any of the protesters will vote for Biden. Speakers called on people to vote for only candidates that oppose Israel’s attack. That means that third party candidates will have an open field. Two presidential candidates, Green Party Jill Stein and Cornel West, spoke, with the latter getting a big applause. Hopefully the left will get its act together and unite around one candidate.

Today’s protest is a demonstration (as if one is needed) of the bogus nature of the accusation of anti-Semitism against those who oppose Zionism. I saw scores and scores of banners, and heard an equal number of slogans and speeches. None of it was even subtly anti-Semitic. Everything to the contrary. Speakers remarked positively on the participation of so many Jews in opposition to Israel’s attack on Gaza. There was a procession (just like at the last DC protest, but bigger) of Hassidic Jews with sidelocks, long dark coats, etc. carrying signs in solidarity with the Palestinians.

Demographics: 95% of the protesters were Z generation or Millennials and perhaps 50% or more were U.S. of Arab descent. Simultaneous protests were held in major European cities.