Updated May 19th, 2021 at 11:27 IST
Pro Palestinian rally held during Biden visit
Pro Palestinian rally held during Biden visit
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STORY: US MI Mideast Conflict Rally - Pro Palestinian rally held during Biden visit
LENGTH: 01:59
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FIRST RUN: 2131
RESTRICTIONS:
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TYPE: English/Natsound
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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STORY NUMBER: 4326535
DATELINE: 18 May 2021 - Dearborn
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SHOTLIST:
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dearborn, Michigan - 18 May 2021
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1. Various of a pro-Palestinian march and rally
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Amer Zahr, New Generation for Palestine:
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"We are here today to make sure that President Biden knows that the Dearborn community and the Arab-American community and all of Michigan, that we are not going to stay silent while he waltzes into our city while saying he is giving unwavering support to the Israeli government."
3. Protesters step on the Israeli flag at the rally
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4. Rally-goers chant "Free, Free Palestine" as they march
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdul El-Sayed, activist and physician:
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"Today, we are standing up to tell the Biden administration that enough is enough. That if you believe in human rights, you better stand for human rights. It doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter for whom, that today the human rights of the Palestinians are being denied. Who knows who it's going to be tomorrow."
6. Various of the rally
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Hamad, American Human Rights Council:
"The Palestinian cause and the Palestinian issue is a matter of passionate concern and interest to all Arab Americans, not limited to Muslim Americans."
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8. Various of the march
STORYLINE:
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More than 1,000 rallied and marched through the streets of Dearborn on Tuesday in support of the Palestinian cause as President Joe Biden visited the Michigan city that boasts a sizable population of Arab Americans.
Biden's efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Outside the local police department, only a few miles from where Biden spoke, protesters chanted, "Free, Free Palestine!" and waved Palestinian flags. Amer Zahr, leader of a group called New Generation for Palestine, said Biden was not welcome in the city that is 47% Arab American, most of them Muslim, the highest percentage among cities in the U.S.
"We are not going to stay silent while he waltzes into our city while saying he is giving unwavering support to the Israeli government," Zahr said.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and activist who ran for the Democratic nomination for Michigan governor, said "enough is enough."
"Today, the human rights of the Palestinians are being denied. Who knows who it's going to be tomorrow," he said.
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Published May 19th, 2021 at 11:27 IST
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