US : Thousands Protest at the Chicago Convention to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US Weapons Transfers to the Zionist Entity.
Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors gathered in Chicago as the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off on Monday to push for an end to US support for Zionist’s aggression on Gaza, where more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed.
As delegates arrived at the convention center, protesters marched through downtown Chicago, periodically holding signs and flags joined the march to the United Center, where the convention is being held, to call for a ceasefire. As the larger group marched peacefully, a few dozen who broke away tore down pieces of the security fence.
Members of the crowd chanted “End the occupation now” and then “Free Free Palestine”. Families gathered on their porches and outside their doors as protesters marched by. Some children wore keffiyeh, blew bubbles or held “free fist bumps” signs.
The march happened just as President Joe Biden, who has been the target of intense criticism from pro-Palestinian groups, including the marchers, was doing a walk-through of the largely empty United Center. Biden was scheduled to address the party in the evening.
