Hundreds gathered for pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Las Vegas

(23 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Las Vegas - 22 October 2023 1. Various of protesters rallying at downtown, UPSOUND (English) “Free free Palestine, from the river to the sea. Palestine will be free.“ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun Navarro, community organizer: “We’ve been coming to these protests and working with the organizers since around 2020 and getting to talk to them, getting to hear their story again, hear their family’s story and what it means to them, what it means to their family and the history of Palestine and how deeply and personally they’ve been impacted. It’s a very it’s something that’s personal to us because when you hear people’s stories, when you hear it, it’s part of their family history and you hear how how much it shaped their lives, how it’s kind of been ignored by the we’re and kind of it’s always been ignored by the media. It’s something that that we feel very strongly about, that these people’s voices are to be heard.“ 3. Various of protesters holding signs and protesting on Las Vegas Strip 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaun Navarro, community organizer: “These are the biggest Palestinian protests we’ve seen pretty much in the history of the United States. And you really see kind of a changing of public opinion on it. It’s it’s very clear that more and more people are supporting Palestine, more people are making their voices heard. So it’s extremely frustrating to see administration just give this very one sided opinion in support of Israel. Also, when you consider that so many people can’t afford rent. There’s some issues here domestically and we’re giving you know, I think it’s the latest numbers like he (Biden) wants a $12 billion to support genocide, basically. And I think it’s going to be a huge issue for young people. It’s going to be huge, huge issue for voters in general. I think they’re really underestimating the support for Palestine, not just in the communities are impacted, but I think across America, I think.“ 5. A sign of “Stop Genocide. Ceasefire now.“ 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eztli Amaya, co-founder of the Fifth Sun project: “We’re here for total liberation and we’re here for the resistance, for freedom of Palestinians. We’re not here to say we condemn a side. We’re not here to spew out hate at anyone.“ 7. Various of protesters holding Palestinian flags 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Eztli Amaya, co-founder of the Fifth Sun project: “We need complete dismantling the system. We need them at this point, a complete abolishment and a little bit less funding isn’t going to make a difference. It’s just it’s just it’s a small dent. We need to pull out completely. I don’t want my tax dollars going to the act of genocide to war. That tax money is for my kids, for all the kids we have here. We need a better future for our kids. We need to make sure that we’re building that, not killing a whole another population.“ 9. Various of protesters marching STORYLINE: Hundreds of protesters assembled in Las Vegas on Sunday to support Palestine during the ongoing conflict. Special attention was paid to the Biden administration’s request for additional funding to support Israel. President Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the border. Co-founder of the Fifth Sun project Eztli Amaya said she does not want her tax dollars going to Israel. “That tax money is for my kids, for all the kids we have here. We need a better future for our kids. We need to make sure that we’re building that, not killing a whole another population.“ Amaya said. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: