In pictures: Protesters in Washington condemn Biden's support for Israel
US President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel bombed the offices of the Associated Press and Middle East Eye in Gaza. Failing to condemn the attack, Biden shared "concern" for journalists' safety.
On Saturday, around 2,000 protesters gathered in America's capital to voice support for Palestinians and denounce the US administration's stance.
Demonstrators march in the street in downtown near the Washington Monument, 15 May (MEE/Umar Farooq)
Pro-Palestinian protesters raise signs and wave Palestinian flags just outside the Washington Monument in downtown Washington (MEE/Umar Farooq)
A protester rallies the crowd with chants calling for "Free Palestine" and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories (MEE/Umar Farooq)
"The Biden administration came into office, saying that they were going to be the human rights administration, saying that they were going to flip the page on the previous administration," says Taher Herzallah, associate director of outreach at American Muslims for Palestine.
"During the bombardment, during the massacres in Gaza, the Biden administration has condemned the oppressed, instead of the oppressors."
More than a thousand protesters arrived in Washington on Saturday to demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza (MEE/Umar Farooq)
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