The Interior Department’s top watchdog will be a key witness when a House panel on Thursday turns another spotlight on unruly demonstrations on National Park Service property.
The Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing will focus on a July 24 protest held several blocks from the Capitol at Union Station.
The National Park Service issued a public gathering permit for a group that wanted to protest the appearance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The group, calling itself the ANSWER Coalition, sought to draw attention to the thousands of civilian deaths associated with the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza.
