SAN JOSE — Community leaders and activists gathered Wednesday outside the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building to call on the United States government to stop sending funds to Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.

The protest and press conference was hosted by the Solidarity and Unity Network, a network of 24 nonprofits in the Santa Clara Valley. Ahead of the speakers, a group of a dozen protestors walked in circles holding signs reading “Help end genocide act now!!” and “Stop U.S. military aid to Israel.”

“What is happening in Gaza is undeniable and unconscionable,” said Salem Ajluni, a board member of Human Agenda, one of the groups represented. “For more than 22 months, Israel has subjected Gaza to some of the most intensive bombing and siege ever inflicted on a civilian population.”

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