WASHINGTON — D-Ill. Rep. Brad Schneider said Friday that his office at the U.S. Capitol tore down posters of hostages being held in Gaza on July 4.
“Yesterday my Capitol office was brutally vandalized in an act of hate. Posters of more than 100 people (including 8 Americans) still being held hostage in Gaza were ripped from the wall, torn to pieces and thrown into the hallway,” Schneider, a. It is said in a statement made by a Jewish member of Congress.
He posted a photo on X showing posters being ripped from walls.
Schneider said that would be a shameful act on any day, but especially on the Fourth of July holiday.
“I am disgusted by the news and videos of people calling July 4th a ‘terrorist holiday’ and burning American flags,” Schneider said. “It’s not just happening in my office in Washington, 700 miles from the Capitol, my home was targeted at 2:30 a.m. last weekend by about 50 masked demonstrators banging drums, honking horns and chanting anti-Semitic slogans.”
“These actions do not promote peace,” he said. Instead, they go straight into the hands of Hamas terrorists, who continue to hold hostage not only the people they stole from Israel, but all civilians in Gaza.
Schneider’s office said it notified the US Capitol Police about the incident on Thursday. USCP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Other members of Congress, including Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.also displayed similar posters showing the pledges on walls inside and outside Capitol offices.
In the weeks following the terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, multiple videos of intense clashes have been circulating on social media after people were seen. tear down posters It reflects foreclosures, especially in big cities like New York.
The incident happened on Thursday negotiators he said it was “leap” in negotiations can lead to armistice agreement between Israel and Hamas, – said the Biden administration. The deal could end months of fighting Gaza and provides for the release of hostages.
Rebecca Kaplan and Julie Tsirkin contributed.