Anti-Israel agitators are planning large demonstrations for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as such protests have taken shape across the United States amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
“I think people really need to see it as the equivalent of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago,” Deanna Othman, a resident of Little Palestine, Chicago, which has a large Palestinian-American population, told the Washington Post.
The Democratic National Convention is taking place from August 19-22 and anti-Israel organizers expect “tens of thousands” of people to show up to demonstrate.
“We don't expect any change; we still anticipate there will be tens of thousands of people in the streets,” Hatem Abudayyeh, national president of the Palestinian Network of America, told the Post.
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Anti-Israel protesters stage a demonstration on the steps of the New York Public Library on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
“Unless she takes a clear stance and says this is not right … that door is closed,” Abudayyeh said of Vice President Harris, now the official Democratic presidential nominee. President Biden's administration has been criticized for its position on the war between Israel and Hamas.
One of Harris's final events was interrupted by anti-Israel protesters. The vice president told them that the Biden administration was working hard to reach a ceasefire agreement and to return the hostages home.
“You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, say so. If not, I'll do the talking,” he said, addressing the protesters directly.
“We should be demonstrating as Americans until the genocide is over and humanitarian aid is pouring into Gaza,” Aladdin Nassar, another Little Palestine resident, told the Post. “It almost doesn't matter who the president or candidate is. When you look at the enormity of the suffering and what's happening, it almost seems like what he's doing is a rhetorical exercise until there's real policy change.”
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Anti-Israel protesters stage a rally outside the New York Public Library on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Protesters continue to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as they march from Union Square to the New York Public Library. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
Two anti-Israel agitators were arrested at the second annual NASCAR street race in Chicago in July after barricading themselves inside a fence for 40 minutes.
Activists held up a sign targeting Illinois Governor JB Pritzker that read: “[Pritzker]”We denounce genocide” and “Bombs for Gaza, prisons for Illinois.”
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Anti-Israel protests also took hold on college campuses across the United States this spring, as some universities canceled their graduation ceremonies and moved classes online.
