A gaggle of masked anti-Israel demonstrators marked the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 bloodbath by establishing an encampment outdoors freshman Jewish Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman’s Cincinnati residence.
Wearing all black, the protesters arrived outdoors Landsman’s residence Sunday bearing sleeping luggage, cots and tents — staying the evening and antagonizing the lawmaker’s family members.
“My daughter and I shall be attending a service to bear witness to the atrocious terror assaults of October seventh. In the meantime, these folks shall be outdoors of my home, in an try and intimidate my Jewish household each time we attempt to go away our residence,” Landsman stated in a press release.
“They’ve accomplished this to my employees and me for practically a yr, and now they’re doing it to my household and neighbors. I don’t assume they’ve any boundaries at this level.”
Landsman’s workplace stated police had been known as to escort the congressman’s household out and in of their residence.
“Our household hopes they go away quickly and protest in a extra applicable and fewer intrusive method,” Landsman added.
On Sunday, the anti-Israel protest group Midwest Direct Motion 4 Pali! posted a video on social media of its encampment.
Contributors have been seen parading round with indicators bearing the quantity 42,612 — representing the estimated variety of Palestinians who died within the Gaza Strip on account of the struggle sparked by Hamas.
“On the eve of the one yr mark because the starting of the genocide in Palestine, native activists in Cincinnati have gathered outdoors Congressman Greg Landsman’s home to denounce his votes to hide the demise toll and proceed funding mass homicide in Gaza,” the group wrote on Instagram.
“We mark in solemn vigil that we’ll not relaxation till the genocide is over and Palestine is free.”
Again in June, Landsman was one in every of 62 Democrats to affix Home Republicans in backing an modification to limit the State Division from citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Well being Ministry’s statistics on the demise toll.
The Buckeye State Democrat has confronted grief from anti-Israel agitators earlier than.
In November 2023, demonstrators put up a poster on a constructing close to his district workplace with the message, “This Ken helps genocide” over a picture of his face — within the type of promotions for the “Barbie” film.
Landsman later responded to his tormenters, saying they “vandalized the fallacious constructing,” having focused a non-profit group for ladies battling dependancy and dealing with home violence.
