Article originally appeared on www.dailywire.com.
A Congressional district Christmas party in Detroit turned violent Saturday night when anti-Israel protesters crashed the event and got into a shoving match with the attendees.
Video of the incident posted by The Midwesterner showed a group of anti-Israel protesters getting into a shoving and shouting match with partygoers while calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar was at the party and attempted to give a speech when the violence broke out.
Thanedar is the U.S. congressman for Michigan’s 13th District and has been one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the Democratic Party following Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack on the country on October 7. After the congressman got up to speak at the party, the anti-Israel protesters began shouting over a bullhorn, The Midwesterner reported.
“Shri, do you believe in a free Palestine?” one woman shouted.
“Hey, Shri, you can’t hide. We charge you with …
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