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A series of demonstrators opposing the war in Gaza interrupted a speech delivered by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) on Tuesday evening.

Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor, spoke at a Women’s Equality Day event at Shiloh Baptist Church, a Black church in Plainfield. Sherrill was forced to pause her remarks three times, while staff and security led the demonstrators out of the room without major incident.

One woman walked toward the stage with a sign that read “Protect Women and Children, & Free Speech On Gaza.” The sign asked the congresswoman to oppose state legislation that would implement a controversial definition of antisemitism and support federal legislation that would restrict how and when the U.S. can send arms to Israel.

“I want to thank each and every person who came here tonight,” Sherrill said at the conclusion of her remarks, as another protester in the back of the room exclaimed toward the stage. “Yes, I want to thank the protesters who came here today. I want to thank the people who care so deeply about the future that they’re willing to come out and show up.”

Protesters of the war in Gaza interrupted Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s remarks during an event in Plainfield three times this evening. She finished her speech without major delays pic.twitter.com/8Tgw68eRGH

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Staffers for Sherrill signaled to protesters that they could speak with someone following the event, but asked for no disruptions.

After the third disruption, Rev. Dr. Danielle Brown, the church’s pastor, told the crowd to be respectful, and “if you have an outburst in you, at least respect the Black woman in the Black church.”

“If you want to be heard, there’s ways to do that,” Brown said to applause. “But we’re not going to be here all night because you cannot let her speak.”

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