If these Pro-Palestinian protesters expected to be able to cause bedlam near a building where US legislators were gathered without having to answer to police, they were mistaken. This protest was illegal, their blocking of an entrance was dangerous, and police responded appropriately — especially considering they didn’t know how extreme the behavior of protesters might become.
These demonstrators are pro-peace and have the right to call for ceasefire. They were following the long-effective American tradition of non-violence that dates back at least as far as the civil rights movement. An overaggressive response by the police, and disinformation spread by legislators, might be a sign that those in authority are trying to quash the protesters’ point of view, which is growing in popularity.