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Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside Brad Schneider’s office on Capitol Hill on Thursday and tore down signs depicting Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, which the Democratic congressman called a “heinous act of hatred.”

The posters featured photographs of over 100 people, including eight US citizens, captured in Gaza during the October 7 attack on southern Israel.

Schneider, a vocal supporter of Israel, posted a photo on social media of the crumpled posters on the ground outside his office.

“This was a shameful act on any day, but especially on July 4, our country’s Independence Day,” said Schneider, who is Jewish and represents a suburban district north of Chicago.

My office in the Capitol was vandalized yesterday in a heinous act of hatred in which posters of the more than 100 people still held hostage in Gaza (including eight Americans) were ripped from the wall, shredded, and thrown across the hallway. pic.twitter.com/zSh86mdvIX

— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) July 5, 2024