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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Ed Pilkington

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Biden events cast shadow on his re-election effort

A protester calls for a ceasefire while President Joe Biden speaks
A protester calls for a ceasefire while President Joe Biden speaks at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, on 8 January. Composite: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Joe Biden had barely started speaking at a high-profile re-election campaign rally focusing on abortion rights in Virginia last week when the carefully choreographed made-for-TV spectacle exploded into a cacophony of angry yelling.

“Genocide Joe!”, a protester holding up a Palestinian flag cried from the back of the hall. “How many kids have you killed in Gaza? How many women have you killed in Gaza?”

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