Protesters in US set up memorial for slain Palestinian journalists
Activists have displayed dozens of press jackets smeared with artificial blood and bearing the names of slain Palestinian journalists outside a Washington DC hotel, where the annual White House correspondents dinner is being held.
The makeshift memorial honours all the Palestinian journalists killed in Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, as of April 26, Israeli forces have killed at least 92 Palestinian journalists and media workers. The Palestinian media office in Gaza put the number at 141.
Two journalists from Israelis and three from Lebanon have also been killed in the conflict.
Memorial to the Palestinian journalists killed by Israel, outside the White House Correspondents Dinner which is filled with the those who sponsor this slaughter and those who provide the propaganda for it. pic.twitter.com/uBuLqoWAzr
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) April 28, 2024
Huge Palestinian flag unfurled at hotel hosting White House correspondents dinner
More from the protest outside the Washington Hilton.
Members of the feminist organisation Code Pink have dropped a huge Palestinian flag from a top floor window of the hotel, according to a video posted on X. The group said members involved in the action managed “to get out quickly and without arrest”.
The protesters are gathered outside the hotel to express solidarity with the dozens of Palestinian journalists killed in Israel’s war on Gaza.
NOW: Protestors have dropped a Palestinian flag out of the window of the Washington Hilton, where the White House Correspondents' Dinner is being held tonight. pic.twitter.com/v8womcm8QP
— CODEPINK (@codepink) April 27, 2024
Biden makes no mention of Gaza in speech at White House correspondents dinner
That’s despite demonstrations outside the hotel which is hosting the dinner, denouncing the Biden administration’s handling of the war and urging guests to boycott the event.
Biden spent most of his speech poking fun at his predecessor and rival, former President Donald Trump, but he also paid tribute to journalists “who literally risked their lives” in their line of work.
"Many have suffered grievous injuries, others have lost their freedom. Journalism is clearly not a crime. Not here, not there, not anywhere in the world,” he said, without specifying where “there” was in reference to.
He doesn't even mention those that have lost their lives...
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