Anti-Israel protesters interrupt Blinken Senate testimony, removed by Capitol Police

At least four anti-Israel agitators were hauled out of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing by Capitol Police while Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified about his department’s budget on Tuesday.

While Blinken began his opening statement, a man stood up shouting the name of a 6-year-old boy reportedly killed in Gaza.

“Blinken, you will be remembered as the Butcher of Gaza,” the man yelled as officers pulled him out of the hearing room. “You will be remembered for murdering innocent Palestinians.”

As other protesters started to speak up, Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., instructed an officer to remove the individual.

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