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June 5, 2025

Protesters Demand U.S. and U.K. Lawmakers Act to Stop Genocide in Gaza
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On Capitol Hill, seven members of the group Doctors Against Genocide
were arrested Wednesday inside the Hart Senate Office Building. The
doctors said they were attempting to deliver to lawmakers what they
called a "prescription" to end the forced starvation of children in
Gaza. 

Here in New York, a group of veterans and peace activists have begun
their third week on hunger strike outside the United Nations. We will
speak to one of the hunger strikers, Kathy Kelly, later in the show.

And in London, pro-Palestinian protesters formed a red circle around the
British Parliament on Wednesday. Iyas Al Qasem of the Palestine
Solidarity Campaign took part in the protest.

Iyas Al Qasem: "Palestinian lives do matter. And everybody here is
saying that if you're a human with a conscience, you cannot watch a
genocide. And worse than that, you cannot continue to arm a genocide.
And that's why they're here."



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