A large group of pro-Palestine protesters interrupted Monday night’s Baltimore City Council meeting, causing a brief disruption to the body’s agenda.
The protesters, chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” “free, free Palestine,” “long live Palestine,” and “ceasefire now,” were directed out of the building by police officers shortly after the action began. Many of them raised both hands in the air as they chanted.
City Council President Nick Mosby did not acknowledge the protesters, who brought signs into council chambers and overflowed into the adjacent gallery room. The City Council resumed meeting after the protesters moved out of the building.
Similar protests have taken place across the country as residents have asked their city councils to take a position on the war between Israel and Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza.
This article will be updated.
