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Calls For 'End to Israel Aid' & 'Peace in Gaza' as Protests Grip Chicago DNC Venue
Calls For 'End to Israel Aid' & 'Peace in Gaza' as Protests Grip Chicago DNC Venue
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As Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19, 2024, tensions soared outside, with numerous protests taking place and more to come.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris made her speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 2024, against the backdrop of a sweeping protest outside the venue. Crowds of protesters have converged on the city in an attempt to convey their demands during the DNC events running on August 19-22. There was even a group of protesters inside the convention venue, standing among the audience with their backs demonstratively turned while Joe Biden was touting his record as outgoing POTUS. The protesters held a sign that read, "Not Another Bomb" in reference to the soaring civilian death toll in Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza.Pro-Palestine demonstrations dominated the scene. Around 270 organizations from across the US are said to have joined the Coalition to March on the 2024 Democratic convention to support calls for an end to US support for Israel's war in Gaza and in defense of Palestinian rights. The protesters blamed the current Democratic administration in the White House for the catastrophe in Gaza, and many in the crowd expressed their fears that if Kamala Harris wins the November election, she will carry on a policy of "defending Israel no matter what," according to media covering the demonstrations.At one point, protesters briefly breached the security perimeter around the United Center, but the situation was quickly brought under control, a Chicago Police Department spokesperson told Sputnik.On Tuesday, a memorial is to be held by protest groups outside the United Center for both the Palestinians and Israelis who have died since the escalation of hostilities.As for the actual events of the DNC's day one, the key takeaways were a tearful Joe Biden, who "passed over the torch" to Kamala Harris (set to formally accept the presidential nomination on Thursday, the last day of the convention), Biden waxing pompous, claiming democracy is at stake in November’s election, and urging voters to reject Trump, calling him a “loser.”Photos of an apparently great number of empty seats dominating the DNC venue arena designed to accommodate 23,500 quickly spread on social media, with some quipping in the comments that, "This is not the turnout of a party that can win."
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Calls For 'End to Israel Aid' & 'Peace in Gaza' as Protests Grip Chicago DNC Venue
As crowds packing the venue of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were subjected to a mushy farewell speech by Joe Biden, who sang the praises of his Vice President Kamala Harris, the tear-jerker performance was accompanied by quite a different gamut of emotions gripping thousands of protesters outside.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris made her speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 2024, against the backdrop of a sweeping protest outside the venue.
Crowds of protesters have converged on the city in an attempt to convey their demands during the DNC events running on August 19-22. There was even a group of protesters inside the convention venue, standing among the audience with their backs demonstratively turned while Joe Biden was touting his record as outgoing POTUS. The protesters held a sign that read, "
Not Another Bomb" in reference to the soaring
civilian death toll in Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza.
Pro-Palestine demonstrations dominated the scene. Around 270 organizations from across the US are said to have joined the Coalition to March on the 2024 Democratic convention to support calls for an end to US support for
Israel's war in Gaza and in defense of Palestinian rights.
The protesters blamed the current Democratic administration in the White House for the catastrophe in Gaza, and many in the crowd expressed their fears that if Kamala Harris wins the November election, she will carry on a policy of "defending Israel no matter what," according to media covering the demonstrations.
At one point, protesters briefly breached the security perimeter around the United Center, but the situation was quickly brought under control, a Chicago Police Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
On Tuesday, a memorial is to be held by protest groups outside the United Center for both the Palestinians and Israelis who have died since the escalation of hostilities.
Israel gets over 70% of its arms from its biggest supplier, the US, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Meanwhile, since Israel's war in Gaza escalated last October, by June 19, 2024, 37 396 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
As for the actual events of the DNC's day one, the key takeaways were a tearful Joe Biden, who "passed over the torch" to Kamala Harris (set to formally accept the presidential nomination on Thursday, the last day of the convention), Biden waxing pompous, claiming democracy is at stake in November’s election, and urging voters
to reject Trump, calling him a “
loser.”
Photos of an apparently great number of empty seats dominating the DNC venue arena designed to accommodate 23,500 quickly spread on social media, with some quipping in the comments that, "This is not the turnout of a party that can win."
