Gaza war protests in the United States
| Gaza war protests in the United States | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Gaza war protests | |
A Gaza rally in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2023 March for Israel, held in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2023 | |
| Date | October 8, 2023 – present (1 year, 8 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
| Location | United States |
| Caused by | Gaza war |
| Goals | Varied |
| Methods | Protests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil disorder, online activism |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 2 pro-Palestine protesters, Aaron Bushnell and Matt Nelson 1 pro-Israel protester |
| Arrested | 600+ |
Protests, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils, relating to the Gaza war have occurred nationwide across the United States since the conflict's start on October 7, 2023, occurring as part of a broader phenomenon of the Gaza war protests around the world.
In the first ten days of the war, pro-Israeli demonstrations in support of Israel in the wake of the Hamas-led attack and focusing on the Israeli hostage crisis were most common, but they have since been outnumbered by pro-Palestinian anti-war protests calling for a ceasefire and an end to the Israeli occupation. Pro-Palestinian protestors criticized US military and diplomatic support to Israel, Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israel's genocide of Gazans, and other Israeli war crimes. These protests included Jewish groups and some US administration staffers.
By December 5, more than 1 million Americans had participated in protest over the conflict, across over 2,600 events: 442 in support of Israel, and 2,100 in support of Palestine. An escalation of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses began on April 17, 2024, and continued into 2025.
Four people have self-immolated in protest of the war: an unidentified woman draped in a Palestinian flag on December 1, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, who survived with serious injures; and Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old serviceman of the United States Air Force, in Washington, D.C., died in hospital on February 25, 2024. The third by anti-war activist Matt Nelson occurred in Boston in September 2024. The fourth occurred in Washington, D.C., in October 2024.