Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested for Disrupting Sacramento Council Meeting
Demonstrators chanted ‘Palestine will be liberated!’ as councilors voted in favor of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.
More than 1,000 protesters demanding an immediate cease-fire to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Palestine, take over the Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 3, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
Police arrested a dozen protesters for disrupting the Sacramento City Council meeting March 19 as officials debated whether to pass a resolution in support of a cease-fire in Gaza.
Protesters erupted during public comment about whether the council should pass a resolution in support of a cease fire.
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