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Police at the US Capitol said they used pepper spray on a crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to Congress. The US Capitol Police service said in a statement that part of the crowd had “become violent.” “The crowd failed to obey our order to move back from our police line. We are deploying pepper spray towards anyone trying to break the law and cross that line.” Protesters had gathered near the Capitol building earlier on Wednesday to demand that Washington stop its military aid to Israel. They accused the Biden adminis…

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