Pro-Palestine protesters have heckled Joe Biden during a fundraiser for the US president’s reelection campaign in New York City.
Protesters stood up and shouted over a discussion featuring Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, moderated by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.
Biden responded to the heckling by saying he would keep working to stop civilian deaths, particularly children, in Gaza. But he added that “Israel’s existence is at stake”.
Obama is said to have snapped back at one protester who interrupted him, saying, “You can’t just talk and not listen… That’s what the other side does”.
Earlier we reported that hundreds of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza gathered outside the iconic music venue.
The fundraising event, which more than 5,000 people paid between $225 and $500,000 to attend, raised a record $25m for Biden’s campaign.
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