but in the meantime here in New Jersey and in the nation's capital protesters took to the streets to decry netanyahu's address and the Open Arms that welcomed him several activist groups from New Jersey went down to DC and protest while here in Clifton the Palestinian American Community Center held with their calling a children's press conference for Gaza Ted Goldberg is there Ted what are you hearing from folks on the ground there Joanna I'm hearing widespread outrage among the Palestinian American Community here in Clifton at the Palestinian American Community Center the kids here generally spend their days the way most kids in New Jersey do running around and playing but for today they spent some of that time protesting Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu You Can't Hide Netanyahu You Can't Hide we charge you for genocide even though the world may seem like it's failing you we see you we see your struggle your strength and your courage we are the seeds they said the the the old will die and the young will forget the 4 to 12-year-olds echoed messages from other older protesters accusing the Israeli Prime Minister of genocide it hurts so much to see our Palestinian and our parents and our loved ones fighting gde while we watch from our phones our families have faced so much hardship and loss it's time that Palestinians deserve freedom and peace just like everyone else in our classes at pmer fun we learned of just jce we learned about apartheid and how wrong it is now the international court of justice is telling us that Israel is doing it too so how is this still happening why if this is all happening on a International level is our country the United States still funding Israel as an aparted State and still funding what the weapons that they're sending to them and still allowing him to come be in our Capital this is our government more than 50 Congressional Democrats boycotted netanyahu's speech including New Jersey Bonnie Watson Coleman he has shown himself to be inhumane as it as it pertains to the Palestinian people she's criticized how Israel has fought the war against Hamas but stopped short of calling it genocide I understand um Israel responding to what Gaza did back on October the 7th but at some point are do we look at what is overkill 70,000 death is over kill 85% of a population that's facing famine is overkill President Joe Biden has been criticized by the palestinian-american community for supplying Israel with weapons his decision to not run for reelection has emboldened people here who hope kamla Harris or whoever earns the Democratic nomination will have a different policy in the Middle East the fact that President Biden has been forced to step down we think it's our community's power and we hope that the next C candidate whoever it will be will know our community is a force they have to listen and the very least at this point is to call for a ceasefire immediately president kamla Harris when she takes office will look at these issues from a a a new lens she certainly is going to be influenced by the administration she has served as a vice president but it'll be her platform it'll be her vision and it'll be her version of what the right thing is for Israel and and Palestine Netanyahu still enjoys the support of most Republicans and some Democrats like Congressman Josh gimer earlier this week goheer met with some families of people taken hostage by Hamas and he brought two people to netanyahu's speech today ADI and Y Alexander the parents of tenly native Edon Alexander when I say ceasefire you say now ceasefire now ceasefire now in Clifton I'm Ted Goldberg NJ Spotlight news [Music]