Pro-Palestinian manifestation picket White House Correspondents Dinner, as Biden ribs Trump

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US President Joe Biden showed self-irony and attacked his competitor in the presidential election, at the annual Dinner Gala organized by the White House Correspondents' Association, an event.that provoked a demonstration against Israel's War in the nearby Gaza Strip.

Numerous high-profile guests, journalists and celebrities, arrived at the Hilton Hotel in the federal capital, while around 100 demonstrators gathered at the entrance. Some demonstrators shouted slogans like "Shame on you!".

Protest organizers said they aimed to bring attention to the high numbers of Palestinian and other Arab journalists killed by Israel's military since the war began in October. More than two dozen journalists in Gaza wrote a letter last week calling on their colleagues in Washington to boycott the dinner altogether.

"You have a particular responsibility to tell the truth to the powerful and uphold journalistic integrity. it is unacceptable to remain silent, out of fear or for career reasons, when journalists in the Gaza Strip continue to be arrested, tortured and killed for doing their jobs," wrote about 20 Palestinian journalists.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to disrupt the event.

Far from the laughter of the assistance that echoed in the hall, a demonstration took place in front of the hotel, where, from a window on the top floor, protesters suspended a Palestinian flag several meters long. Others gathered down in the street with placards and megaphones.

For months, every time the American president travels, demonstrators gather in protest against Israel's support of those who call him "Joe the Genocide" and who demand an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

Several Palestinian journalists have called on their American colleagues in an open letter to boycott this highly publicized event, which is the culmination of a week of worldly receptions.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an association based in New York, at least 97 journalists have been killed since the Gaza War began on October 7 between Israel and Hamas - 92 of them Palestinians.