Protesters shut down San Francisco freeway

>> Protesters briefly blocked freeway traffic through San Francisco today. KTVU S Christien Kafton tells us the protesters are calling for a cease fire in the Israel-hamas conflict. Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of San Francisco, chanting and calling for an end to the violence in Gaza. >> One. Those protesters walking up the Octavia entrance of the Central Freeway at about 2 p.m, shutting down the roadway and briefly blocking an on ramp at Venice. >> We're going to keep being in the streets. We're going to disrupt. There will be no peace until there is justice. >> The protesters say they understand that their civil disobedience is frustrating for some people, but they say they need to do it in order to raise awareness about what they say is a critical issue. >> We can't take this anymore, and we need to let Joe Biden know that he must make Israel a red line and end all arms sales to Israel, because just as frustrated as the people on the freeway are, we share that exact frustration with them protesting on presidents Day was part of the group's plan. >> They say they're raising their voices, hoping they're heard all the way in Washington, D.C, the protesters calling on President Biden to end U.S. support for Israel. >> Civil disobedience is the only way we feel we are able to get the world's attention and especially send the message to our elected officials like Biden , like Blinken, the whole United States government. >> Protesters also say disapproval of how Biden is handling the conflict is dragging down his overall approval ratings in San Francisco

Channel: KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

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Keywords: san francisco freeway shut down, sf bridge shutdown, bridge shut down, gaza ceasefire, israel hamas war

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Length: 1min 40sec (100 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 20 2024