A Congressional district Christmas party in Detroit turned violent Saturday night when anti-Israel protesters crashed the event and got into a shoving match with the attendees.
Video of the incident posted by The Midwesterner showed a group of anti-Israel protesters getting into a shoving and shouting match with partygoers while calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar was at the party and attempted to give a speech when the violence broke out.
Thanedar is the U.S. congressman for Michigan’s 13th District and has been one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the Democratic Party following Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack on the country on October 7. After the congressman got up to speak at the party, the anti-Israel protesters began shouting over a bullhorn, The Midwesterner reported.
“Shri, do you believe in a free Palestine?” one woman shouted.
“Hey, Shri, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide,” a group of protesters then chanted.
The protest reportedly turned violent when the anti-Israel demonstrators refused to leave the venue after they were asked. One woman who was at the party shared a live video on social media during the altercation, saying she was punched by a protester and showing her bloodied face.
“It’s the 13th District Democratic Party and the Arabs are coming! They tried to kill me!” she said. “And they’re talking about ceasefire and they tried to kill me!”
“Them Arabs in motherf***in’ Detroit tried to kill me!” the woman added. “I need you, black men, to stand the f*** up.”
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Chaos broke out at the 13th Congressional Democrats' Christmas party Saturday.
A woman was bloodied and called on "black men" to "stand the f*ck up" and fight back against "the Arabs" who crashed the event.
"Them Arabs in motherfu*kin' Detroit tried to kill me!" pic.twitter.com/jBbsNS21Yu
— The Midwesterner (@Th_Midwesterner) December 20, 2023
On Monday, Thanedar addressed the protesters and invited them to come speak to him at his office.
“This is not going to give you support for your cause,” he said. “I welcome them to come to my office. I welcome them to invite me to town halls where I could come and we can have a dialogue.”
The Detroit Police Department is investigating the incident and said it hasn’t made any arrests, according to ABC 7.
The Democratic congressman said he was targeted again by anti-Israel protesters who showed up outside his home at 3 a.m. Sunday, blaring car horns and shouting, “You are complicit in the bombing of Gaza. … Your silence is violence. Your silence is abhorrent, and we will not let you sleep!”
This is my home at 3 AM Sunday night. https://t.co/B7LIc98nvV
— Shri Thanedar (@ShriThanedar) December 18, 2023