Protests for a Free Palestine: Dispatches From the Heart Of the Nation.

There is nothing quite like witnessing hundreds of thousands of people fill the streets of the nation's capital and demand action from the government.

Washington, D.C. serves not only as the symbolic heart of democracy, where the most powerful elected officials in the world find answers to questions that impact millions of people, but also home to some of the country's most vigorous protest movements and organizing efforts.

The following images showcase everything from massive rallies outside the White House and the Israeli Embassy to small-scale protests outside local venues and businesses.