Demonstrators held Palestinian flags and signs calling for an end to U.S. military aid for Israel and decruing what they called a genocide in Gaza.
‘ Democrats should earn our vote’: Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Chicago ahead of DNCpresidential campaign, thousands of protesters vowed to put pressure on the party to change its stance on the crisis inDemonstrators gathered in Union Park holding Palestinian flags and signs calling for an end to U.S. military aid for Israel and decrying what they called a “genocide” in Gaza .
Organizers said they hoped the turnout for Monday’s rally and march would be at least 20,000 people, but only a few thousand were there at the start of the march. City officials declined to give a crowd estimate, and police haven’t yet released their figures.Protesters march to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. .Protesters march to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. .
Chicago police have said they are prepared to handle any unrest if it arises, noting a protest march through downtown Chicago on Sunday remained peaceful. “I think protesting is a way for our people to see in America that we can make a change, but it has to start with the people first,” she told Global News.Biden and his administration have been criticized for continuing to support Israel during its months-long military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
As a candidate for re-election in the Democratic primaries early this year, Biden faced a significant protest movement that saw between 10 and 20 per cent of voters in critical battleground states write in “uncommitted” to show their opposition to his support for Israel. In Michigan, which has the largest concentration of Arab-Americans in the U.S.
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