Anti-war protest hits US Congress hearing as Biden officials seek aid for Israel, Ukraine
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Two of President Joe Biden's top advisers asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing American officials for backing what they called "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee on
