Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Palestinian Supporters Hang 'Stop the Genocide' Banner on El Capitan in Yosemite Protest
Tony tries to stay on the Website
By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 11 months ago on
June 18, 2024

Four climbers from Climbers With Palestine hung a "Stop the genocide" banner on Yosemite's El Capitan to protest the Israeli offensive in Gaza. (X/Brooke Anderson @movementphotog)

Share

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Visitors to Yosemite Valley on Tuesday morning saw a banner reading “Stop the genocide” on El Capitan, according to social media posts and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Four climbers from the group Climbers With Palestine staged a 24-hour demonstration midway up the famous cliff to highlight the Israeli offensive in Gaza, which has resulted in thousands of deaths since last fall.

Emily Weinstein, a co-founder of the group, said, “We’re taking our message to the most iconic climb in the most-visited valley in one of the most-visited national parks.”

The climbers began their ascent of the Nose route on El Capitan on Monday morning. By evening, they had hung their 25-by-15-foot banner, painted in Palestinian flag colors, 1,500 feet up the cliff, securing it with steel bolts.

Banner Comes Down Tuesday at Dusk

The group did not inform park officials about their demonstration. They planned to keep the banner up until dusk Tuesday, then remove it and rappel down. Weinstein said precautions were taken to prevent the banner from becoming a hazard, and it would be attended the entire time.

Earlier this year, Climbers With Palestine conducted a similar exhibition in Joshua Tree National Park, where a climber unfurled a Palestinian flag one pitch up a crag.

“We want to take action, and as climbers, we have the skills to do this,” Weinstein said.

Read more at San Francisco Chronicle.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Fresno Crash Leads to Double DUI Arrest After Passenger Grabs Wheel

DON'T MISS

Fresno Unified School Board May Change Longstanding Role Under Revised Bylaw

DON'T MISS

Fresno Unified’s New Supe Allegedly Helped Promote Her Cousin. 4 Lawsuits Claim Nepotism, Incompetence

DON'T MISS

How are Fresno County, Valley Prosecutors Using Prop 36 in Drug and Theft Cases?

DON'T MISS

49ers Agree to Contract With Free Agent Tackle D.J. Humphries

DON'T MISS

Wisconsin High Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade Immigration Authorities

DON'T MISS

Electronic Arts Lays off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game, Bloomberg News Reports

DON'T MISS

JetBlue Negotiates Partnership With United Airlines, Sources Say

DON'T MISS

George Kittle Agrees to Extension With 49ers, Becomes Highest-Paid Tight End Ever

DON'T MISS

These Fresno Women Fled the Holocaust. Watch Their Stories.

UP NEXT

Fresno Unified School Board May Change Longstanding Role Under Revised Bylaw

UP NEXT

Fresno Unified’s New Supe Allegedly Helped Promote Her Cousin. 4 Lawsuits Claim Nepotism, Incompetence

UP NEXT

How are Fresno County, Valley Prosecutors Using Prop 36 in Drug and Theft Cases?

UP NEXT

49ers Agree to Contract With Free Agent Tackle D.J. Humphries

UP NEXT

Wisconsin High Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade Immigration Authorities

UP NEXT

Electronic Arts Lays off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game, Bloomberg News Reports

UP NEXT

JetBlue Negotiates Partnership With United Airlines, Sources Say

UP NEXT

George Kittle Agrees to Extension With 49ers, Becomes Highest-Paid Tight End Ever

UP NEXT

These Fresno Women Fled the Holocaust. Watch Their Stories.

UP NEXT

California City Councilmember Charged in Hazardous Waste Transport Conspiracy

Anthony W. Haddad,
Multimedia Journalist
Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

How are Fresno County, Valley Prosecutors Using Prop 36 in Drug and Theft Cases?

4 hours ago

49ers Agree to Contract With Free Agent Tackle D.J. Humphries

5 hours ago

Wisconsin High Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade Immigration Authorities

5 hours ago

Electronic Arts Lays off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game, Bloomberg News Reports

5 hours ago

JetBlue Negotiates Partnership With United Airlines, Sources Say

5 hours ago

George Kittle Agrees to Extension With 49ers, Becomes Highest-Paid Tight End Ever

5 hours ago

These Fresno Women Fled the Holocaust. Watch Their Stories.

5 hours ago

California City Councilmember Charged in Hazardous Waste Transport Conspiracy

6 hours ago

Amazon Denies Tariff Costs Display After White House Backlash

6 hours ago

Federal Judge Restricts Border Patrol Warrantless Arrests in California District

6 hours ago

Fresno Crash Leads to Double DUI Arrest After Passenger Grabs Wheel

Two people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an SUV crashed into a Fresno business near Shaw and Wishon avenue...

4 hours ago

Two people were arrested for DUI in Fresno after the passenger grabbed the wheel and helped crash an SUV into a local business. (CHP)
4 hours ago

Fresno Crash Leads to Double DUI Arrest After Passenger Grabs Wheel

4 hours ago

Fresno Unified School Board May Change Longstanding Role Under Revised Bylaw

4 hours ago

Fresno Unified’s New Supe Allegedly Helped Promote Her Cousin. 4 Lawsuits Claim Nepotism, Incompetence

4 hours ago

How are Fresno County, Valley Prosecutors Using Prop 36 in Drug and Theft Cases?

5 hours ago

49ers Agree to Contract With Free Agent Tackle D.J. Humphries

Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan speaks during a rally marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. (Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP)
5 hours ago

Wisconsin High Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade Immigration Authorities

An Electronic Arts office building is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
5 hours ago

Electronic Arts Lays off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game, Bloomberg News Reports

United Airlines planes land and prepare to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, , U.S., January 27, 2025. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
5 hours ago

JetBlue Negotiates Partnership With United Airlines, Sources Say

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend