Biden Interrupted By Protesters Calling For Cease-Fire In Gaza

President Joe Biden was interrupted by protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza while giving a campaign speech in South Carolina on Monday and as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its fourth month.

Biden was speaking at Mother Emanuel, the historic Black church in Charleston where nine people were killed in a racially motivated shooting in 2015, when he was interrupted while discussing how truth, freedom and democracy are under assault in America.

“If you really care about the lives lost here then you should honor the lives lost and call for a cease-fire in Palestine,” a woman cried out. The interruption led to chants of “cease-fire now.”

The demonstrators were led out of the room while those remaining broke out in a standing chant of “four more years!”

Biden then acknowledged the demonstrators.

“I understand their passion and I have been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza and using all that I can to do that,” he said.

“You’re an understanding person,” another woman in attendance called out to him. “They don’t realize that. You’re a good man.”

The U.S. has been under increasing pressure to do more to protect civilian life and help facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza as Israel continues to bombard the region in response to Hamas’ initial Oct. 7 attack.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the Middle East on Monday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza, how Israel may agree to work toward establishing a Palestinian state, and ways to prevent the violence from spreading geographically, The Washington Post reported.

His arrival followed the Israeli military on Sundaywarning of “another war” with Hezbollah after the Lebanese militant