Anti-Israel agitators are planning large demonstrations for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as such protests have taken shape across the U.S. amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. « I think people really need to see it as the equivalent of the 1968 DNC in Chicago, » Deanna Othman, a resident of Little Palestine, Chicago, which is home to a large population of Palestinian-Americans, told the Washington Post. The DNC will take place August 19 through August 22 and anti-Israel organizers are expecting « tens of thousands » of people to show up to demonstrate. « We don’t expect any changes — we’re still anticipating that there will be tens of thousands of people in the streets, » national chair of the U.S. Palestinian Network Hatem Abudayyeh told the Post. ‘DEATH TO AMERICA’ PAMPHLETS CIRCULATED AT COLLEGE ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT, EYEWITNESS SAYS »Unless she clearly takes a stance and says this is not okay… that door is shut, » Abudayyeh said of Vice President Harris, now the official Democratic nominee for president. President Biden’s administration has been criticized over his position on the Israel-Hamas war. One of Harris’ recent rallies was interrupted by anti-Israel protesters. The vice president told them the Biden administration was working hard to get a cease-fire deal and to get the hostages home. « You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking, » she said, addressing the protesters directly. « We should demonstrate as Americans until the genocide is over and humanitarian aid is flooding into Gaza, » Aladdin Nassar, another Little Palestine resident, told the Post. « It almost doesn’t matter who the president is, or the candidate. When you’re looking at the enormity of the suffering and what’s happening, it almost feels like what she’s doing is a rhetorical exercise until or unless there’s an actual change in policy. »CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURETwo anti-Israel agitators were arrested at NASCAR’s second annual Chicago Street Race in July after locking themselves inside the fence for 40 minutes. The activists held up a sign that took aim at Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker that read, « [Pritzker]: We charge genocide » and « Bombs for Gaza, prisons for Illinois. » Anti-Israel protests also took over college campuses across the U.S. this spring, as some universities canceled graduation ceremonies and transitioned to online classes.
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Anti-Israel agitators plan demonstrations for Democratic National Convention: ‘Equivalent’ to 1968
