Protestors were also reportedly posted outside of the building with flags and signs that read ‘Palestine Will Be Free’ and ‘Look Up ‘Nakba’
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., multiple times on Thursday while she was speaking at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, calling for “an end to the Zionist occupation.”
Several protestors in the audience stood up and spoke over the former congresswoman as she attempted to deliver her remarks at the fundraiser.
“Nancy Pelosi, you are complicit in the Israeli crime of genocide!” one protestor shouted.
“I’m an Iraqi refugee and I watch your government you represent kill a million of my people! You killed 70,000 Afghans and now over 30,000 Palestinians have died due to your complicity!” another protestor yelled. “We demand an end to the Zionist occupation of Palestine! We demand an end to the 17-year-long brutal siege of Gaza to be lifted! We demand an end! End the occupation now!”
Pelosi has previously come out in support of Israel following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on the Gaza Strip, which has led to the death of 1,200 Israelis and over 26,000 Palestinians. She validated Israel’s right to defend itself against the attack.