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Authorities said five people were arrested during protests at Chris Pappas’ Dover office

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Five people from New Hampshire were arrested Friday after a peaceful protest at U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ office in Dover, police said. Authorities said they received a call about a group of protesters refusing to leave the lobby of Pappas’ office after it closed at 5 p.m. According to Dover police, the group of protesters were warned that they would be arrested if they did not leave the lobby. All five people were later arrested, but police said they were not handcuffed. According to the group of protesters, they were treated with “deep respect” by Dover police. Police said all five people were charged with trespassing. Their court dates are scheduled for June 10, 2024. One protester said the purpose of Friday’s protest was to urge Pappas to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “Congressman Pappas has refused to even call for a ceasefire. And he repeatedly votes for huge military aid packages for Israel, which Israel then uses to devastate Gaza. More than 30,000 dead, more than 12,000 of them children.” “He’s on the wrong side of this issue and we really wanted to put some pressure on him to change his approach to this very important issue,” said one protester. The protesters also said they had made several attempts this year to make Pappas aware of their demand for a ceasefire in Gaza. “Our group has been trying to reach out to all of our elected officials and members of Congress for the last six to seven months.” We spent a lot of time trying to get his attention on Pappas. We have also visited his office about 10 times before and held vigils and held a Zoom meeting with his staff,” said a protester. In light of Friday’s protest, a Pappas spokesperson sent News 9 a statement: “Congressman Pappas strongly supports the right to free speech and welcomes his constituents to voice their opinions and concerns. He has repeatedly said that Israel has the right to defend itself afterwards.” He also strongly supports the creation of safe zones, transit corridors and the consistent provision of life-sustaining humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in Gaza. He still hopes for a ceasefire “An agreement can be reached between the parties, which must include the release of all hostages held by Hamas, a continuous flow of aid to the civilian population and security guarantees for Israel,” said Pappas’ spokesman.

DOVER, N.H. –

Five people from New Hampshire were arrested Friday after a peaceful protest at U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ office in Dover, police said.

Authorities said they received a call about a group of protesters refusing to leave the lobby of Pappas’ office after it closed at 5 p.m

According to Dover police, the group of protesters were warned that they would be arrested if they did not leave the lobby.

All five people were later arrested, but police said they were not handcuffed. According to the group of protesters, they were treated with “deep respect” by Dover police.

According to police, all five people were charged with trespassing. Their court dates are scheduled for June 10, 2024.

One protester said the purpose of Friday’s protest was to urge Pappas to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“Congressman Pappas has refused to even call for a ceasefire. And he repeatedly votes for huge military aid packages for Israel, which Israel then uses to devastate Gaza. More than 30,000 dead, more than 12,000 of them children.” “He’s on the wrong side of this issue and we really wanted to put some pressure on him to change his approach to this very important issue,” said one protester.

The protesters also said they had made several attempts this year to make Pappas aware of their demand for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“Our group has been busy reaching out to all of our elected officials for the past six to seven months, and we have spent a lot of time directing his attention to Congressman Pappas. We made calls and wrote letters. We “I have also previously visited his office about 10 times, held vigils outside and held a Zoom meeting with his staff,” one protester said.

In light of Friday’s protest, a Pappas spokesperson sent News 9 a statement:

“Congressman Pappas strongly supports the right to free speech and welcomes his constituents to voice their opinions and concerns. He has consistently said that Israel has the right to defend itself after the brutal terrorist attacks of October 7, and that the terrorist network Hamas must do so.” He also strongly supports safe zones, transit corridors and the consistent provision of life-sustaining humanitarian assistance to civilians in Israel Gaza. “He remains hopeful that a ceasefire agreement can be reached between the parties, which must include the release by Hamas of all hostages held, a continued flow of aid to civilians and security guarantees for Israel,” Pappas’ spokesman said.

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