this is eva borgwardt, national spokesperson for ifnotnow speaking during the police action. >> we aretside the democratic party headquarters. he's d equality. -- peace and equality. call for a cease-fire now. [indiscernible] 80% of our party want a cease-fire. >> hold on. aamy: protest organizers say 90 people were injured. capitol police say six of their officers sustained injuries. one person was arrested. one lawmaker who was inside the dnc, california congressmember brad sherman, took two media to describe the activists as "pro-terrorist, anti-israel protestors." on thursday, president biden called into a dnc meeting to express his appreciation for how law-enforcement handle the protest. we're joined right now by that person you just heard, eva borgwardt, national spokesperson for ifnotnow. thank you for joining us from d.c. if you can start off by calling -- by explaining why he focused on the dnc and then describe what happened and respond to congressmember sherman saying you're pro-terrorist. >> thank you so much for having me. the focus on the dnc was because as we know the ma

this is eva borgwardt of the jewish peace group if not now. >> we are outside the democratic party headquarters. [indiscernible] oppose this horrific war and call for a cease-fire now. [indiscernible] 80% of us want a cease-fire. [indiscernible] amy: the interview was interrupted when police resumed beating protesters and arresting them. in los angeles, over 1000 american jews and others held an emergency sit-in on one of hollywood's busiest streets to demand an immediate ceasefire. earlier this week, over 700 jewish activists and their allies shut down oakland federal building. hundreds of people were arrested in the action. at the prestigious national book awards ceremony last night, 20 of the 25 nominated authors made a collective statement on stage calling for a ceasefire. this is the author aaliyah bilal. >> on behalf of the finalists, we oppose the ongoing bombardment of gaza and call for an humanitarian cease-fire to address the humanitarian needs the palestinian civilians, particularly children. we oppose anti-semitism and anti-palestinian sentiment and islamophobia equally. accepting t