{"id":2327001,"date":"2024-08-19T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-gaza-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T17:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:27:58","slug":"dnc-gaza-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-gaza-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Gaza protest falls flat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdnc-gaza-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/low-expectations-few-outcomes-biden-departs-apec-after-meeting-with-xi\/\" title=\"Low expectations, few outcomes: Biden departs APEC after meeting with Xi\">mixed outcomes<\/a> of the pro-Gaza\u200d protests that were held during the Democratic\u2064 National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. \u2063Organized by the Coalition to \u2064March on the DNC, \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/educators-students-take-day-off-to-protest-the-existence-of-college-police-departments\/\" title=\"Educators, Students Take Day Off To Protest The Existence Of College Police Departments\">protest aimed<\/a> to gather over 20,000\u2064 activists, yet turnout\u200d was\u200d disappointing, \u200bwith only a few thousand attendees recorded at Union Park. Many participants expressed solidarity\u200b with Palestine but also \u200dcited\u2064 varying personal motivations for attending\u200d that \u2062were\u200d not directly\u200d related to the Israel-Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Among the attendees, \u2063student Cameron McCabe\u2063 indicated\u2064 a desire for Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris to\u200d take a stronger stance \u200con\u2063 the Gaza issue, which \u2064he believed \u200cwould influence his voting\u200d intentions. In contrast, Mwalimu Keita, an organizer from\u200c Cincinnati, \u200bstated he\u200d would not support any candidate \u200dbut aimed to promote anti-capitalism instead.<\/p>\n<p>Other attendees included two protesters\u2063 from Los Angeles who, while acknowledging \u2064the protest&#8217;s goals, also humorously admitted to attending for less\u2064 serious reasons. the event showcased a spectrum of opinions\u200d and motivations within the context\u2063 of the DNC, \u200chighlighting challenges \u200din unifying\u2064 a diverse\u2064 activist\u2063 base around \u200ca common cause.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mixed messaging undermines Monday&rsquo;s pro-Gaza DNC demonstrations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1733379\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;<\/strong> Initial signs indicate that Monday&rsquo;s March on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DNC\">DNC<\/a> pro-Gaza protest failed to meet expectations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Coalition to March on the DNC, the group responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-adds-police-protection-to-supreme-court-families\/\" title=\"Senate Adds Police Protection To Supreme Court Families\">organizing demonstrations<\/a> on the opening and closing days of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Convention\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago, predicted that more than 20,000 activists would attend their protests this week in Chicago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unclaimed signs at the DNC protest in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while a few thousand did show up at the advertised meeting place at Union Park, just blocks away from the nerve center of this week&rsquo;s programming, that number appeared to fall far short of the predicted total number several hours after the event&rsquo;s scheduled start time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From the river to the sea chants <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ijuY57Md91\">pic.twitter.com\/ijuY57Md91<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825593092117770380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;spoke with multiple attendees at Monday&rsquo;s rally, who, while all expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people, also&nbsp;outlined a range of reasons for actually traveling to Chicago, many of which had little to do with the Israel-Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron McCabe, a student at the University of Wisconsin, said he was leaning toward voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in November but wanted to see her take a stronger stance on Gaza and distance herself from Biden&rsquo;s policy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cameron McCabe and Isabel Palomo Diaz both students at U Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>Both are leaning toward voting to Harris but want to see here come out more forcefully for a ceasefire and arms embargo<\/p>\n<p>On protest vote helping Trump win, they say most protesters don&rsquo;t want that but want Harris&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEyqpQdzLA\">pic.twitter.com\/MEyqpQdzLA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825579988927787032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think she&rsquo;s a lot closer to our goal &mdash; a lot, obviously, being a relative term. My goal would be a permanent ceasefire, an end to the Israeli apartheid, and an end to weapons shipments that we send them,&rdquo; McCabe explained. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m leaning toward voting for her, especially after the Walz pick. I was very excited about that. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that if she can come out with a firm stance and use the U.S. leverage &mdash; I understand she has a very tight rope to walk being in the Biden administration, who is very much committed to the policy that he has laid forward. I understand that, but I believe that if she distanced herself, like Hubert Humphrey did in 1968 for example, I believe that would strengthen my vote and a lot of other people&rsquo;s,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DNC protests in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mwalimu Keita, an organizer for the All-African People&rsquo;s Revolutionary Party from Cincinnati, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>that he would not be voting for any candidate in November and hoped to raise awareness for an American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-move-to-strip-funding-from-schools-that-use-1619-project\/\" title=\"Republicans Move To Strip Funding From Schools That Use 1619 Project\">anti-capitalist<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mwalimu Keita, a self-described anti-capitalist from Ohio, travelled here to show solidarity with Gaza protesters<\/p>\n<p>He told me he&rsquo;s not voting in November because both parties are driving the country in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pick-for-secretary-of-state-tony-blinken-is-connected-to-biden-family-in-their-shady-deals-with-china-and-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Pick for Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, Is Connected to Biden Family in Their Shady Deals with China and Ukraine\">wrong direction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4vHxQbxLO\">pic.twitter.com\/M4vHxQbxLO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825576382736351304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;History has never shown where an election gave us any benefit. You can&rsquo;t name one president that we benefited from, so that&rsquo;s why I think our task is to organize. There has to be another system,&rdquo; he stated. &ldquo;These are matters of principle. Voting doesn&rsquo;t change anything. That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Keita, asked about former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s capitalist mindset, said he wasn&rsquo;t concerned about the country sliding in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DNC protest in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s already sliding. The Democratic Party&rsquo;s moved to the right,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s where the system is going.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two protesters from Los Angeles, both wearing keffiyehs, body armor, and body cameras, identified themselves to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;as simply &ldquo;Dr. Gonzo&rdquo; and &ldquo;Manny.&rdquo; They said they traveled to Chicago for two specific reasons: disrupting the DNC itself and chasing girls.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interesting encounter with two guys from LA, &ldquo;Dr. Gonzo&rdquo; (L) and &ldquo;Manny&rdquo; (R) at March on DNC<\/p>\n<p>Manny recently came to the US &ldquo;on a dinghy&rdquo; from Cuba&hellip; says 3 ppl died on the trip, but Cuba &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t compare to what&rsquo;s happening in Palestine&rdquo; (1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re here for 2 reasons&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w71KcimMU1\">pic.twitter.com\/w71KcimMU1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825585414251704540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We just hope to shake up those fools over at the convention, over at the United Center, get in their heads a little bit, rattle their cage,&rdquo; Dr. Gonzo stated before turning toward his second reason for coming to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be honest with you, this guy&rsquo;s got a wandering eye,&rdquo; he said of Manny, who added, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you what, man. I&rsquo;ll put on whatever gets me the most p****. You&rsquo;ve got to play the game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>March on the DNC secured permits for a parade route nearing the convention itself but still outside of the perimeter for Monday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers had erected a stage in the park Monday afternoon, where leaders delivered speeches, led chants, and played music for the crowd. The group is to march toward the convention itself.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1733379\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1733379\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflicting messages weaken the impact of Monday&#8217;s pro-Gaza demonstrations at the DNC. CHICAGO \u2014 Early indications suggest that the March on the DNC protest supporting Gaza did not live up to its anticipated turnout. The Coalition to March on the DNC, which organized protests for both the opening and closing days of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, had forecasted attendance exceeding 20,000 activists this week. However, only a few thousand participants gathered at Union Park, just a short distance from key event locations, and this number seemed significantly lower than expected several hours after the protest was scheduled to begin.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner interviewed several attendees at Monday&#8217;s rally who expressed solidarity with Palestinians but cited various personal motivations for attending that were largely unrelated to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Cameron McCabe, a University of Wisconsin student leaning towards voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, stated he wanted her to adopt a stronger position on Gaza and separate herself from President Biden\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe she is closer to our goals\u2014though &#8216;closer&#8217; is relative,\u201d McCabe said. \u201cMy aim is for a permanent ceasefire and an end to Israeli apartheid.\u201d He added that if Harris could take a firmer stance similar to Hubert Humphrey\u2019s in 1968 while navigating her role within Biden&#8217;s administration, it would positively influence his vote.<\/p>\n<p>Mwalimu Keita from Cincinnati and an organizer with the All-African People\u2019s Revolutionary Party shared his intention not to vote in November as he seeks awareness for an anti-capitalist movement instead. \u201cHistory shows elections don\u2019t benefit us; we need another system,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Two protesters from Los Angeles identified as &#8220;Dr. Gonzo&#8221; and &#8220;Manny&#8221; mentioned they came primarily to disrupt the DNC proceedings while also seeking social interactions during their visit.<\/p>\n<p>The March on DNC secured permits for their parade route near but outside of convention grounds on both Monday and Thursday. Organizers set up a stage in Union Park where speakers addressed attendees with chants and music before marching toward the convention itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2327002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/081924_PALESTINE_PROTEST_DNC-7-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,20083,4542,32076],"class_list":["post-2327001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-gaza","tag-protest","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/081924_PALESTINE_PROTEST_DNC-7-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}