{"id":2327160,"date":"2024-08-19T21:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-protesters-breach-dnc-security-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T01:50:05","slug":"gaza-protesters-breach-dnc-security-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-protesters-breach-dnc-security-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza protesters breach DNC security &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fgaza-protesters-breach-dnc-security-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=2327160&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 City of\u200c Chicago\u2062 has rejected claims \u2064of an &#8220;operational failure&#8221; after pro-Gaza\u2063 protesters breached a security perimeter during the\u2064 Democratic National Convention (DNC). Following an organized march that deviated from the city-approved route, protesters managed to breach\u200b the initial layer of security fencing, leading to multiple arrests. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the city&#8217;s \u200bhandling of the situation,\u200d attributing the \u200dbreach \u2062to issues with \u200dthe Republican Party rather than \u2064poor policing. <\/p>\n<p>After the breach, around 300 officers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-defend-protests-say-protection-around-capitol-building-was-inadequate\/\" title=\"Protesters defend protests, say protection around Capitol building was inadequate\">riot gear<\/a> were\u200b deployed to \u2063manage the protest, which resulted in at least six arrests as police \u2063sought to clear\u2064 the area. The authorities clarified that there was \u200dno threat to individuals protected \u2064at the DNC and\u2063 confirmed that the inner\u2062 perimeter \u200csecurity remained intact. The incident has raised discussions about the city&#8217;s preparedness for\u2063 such protests during high-profile events.  <\/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\">Chicago denies &lsquo;operational failure&rsquo; after Gaza protesters breach DNC security<\/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_1734028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;&nbsp;<\/strong>The City of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chicago\">Chicago<\/a> is denying that an &ldquo;operational failure&rdquo; allowed multiple pro-Gaza protesters to breach security surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Convention\">Democratic National Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple protesters were arrested Monday after deviating from a city-approved parade route and breaking down the first layer of security fencing.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration, organized by the Coalition to March on the DNC, began gathering before noon at Union Park, just blocks away from the United Center where President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the DNC&rsquo;s Monday night keynote address, before beginning their march around 3 p.m. Central.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DNC protesters breached the security barrier in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-biden-wants-to-import-more-canadian-oil-but-he-killed-the-keystone-pipeline\/\" title=\"Oops! Biden Wants To Import More Canadian Oil But He Killed The Keystone Pipeline\">permitted route<\/a> approved by the city saw protesters travel West out of Union Park along Washington Boulevard, travel one block north, and continue West to Park 578, where the breach occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters had been expected to continue West to Damen Avenue before traveling North to Lake Street and moving East back toward Union Park.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson shot down the idea that more police should have been stationed in Park 578.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Protecting the First Amendment right. That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;ve done. We&rsquo;ve done that,&rdquo; he stated. &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s what the failure is: an extreme Republican Party that doesn&rsquo;t believe in democracy, an extreme Republican Party that attacked this country, an extreme Republican Party with Gov. Abbott attacking the city of Chicago. That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s extreme. That&rsquo;s what the failure is, but what you&rsquo;re experiencing right now, you&rsquo;re experiencing the hopes and aspirations of the people of this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police stationed between the first and second layers of security fencing quickly responded to the breach, arresting at least one person.<\/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\">Pro-Gaza protesters at the DNC&rsquo;s breached northern security perimeter&hellip; footage from my colleague Graeme Jennings <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4TViqewDd6\">pic.twitter.com\/4TViqewDd6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825657636626497545?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>Following the initial breach, an estimated 300 Chicago police officers wearing protective riot gear were mobilized to Park 578. Law enforcement made a number of additional arrests, bringing the total to at least six, before working to completely clear the park of protesters.<\/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\">Large group of police told to go visors down and preparing to engage protesters near W Washington Blvd x N Paulina St&hellip; colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianaTheFirst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TianaTheFirst<\/a> with the pics <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6LLv6IWx0\">pic.twitter.com\/H6LLv6IWx0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825660455898992975?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<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\">More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianaTheFirst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TianaTheFirst<\/a>&hellip; police gathering at Walcott and Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QNdRNA9TJ\">pic.twitter.com\/1QNdRNA9TJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825663668266172843?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<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\">Police stopped someone from trying to breach the fence again <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sGnhHQL4Y\">pic.twitter.com\/1sGnhHQL4Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825664361429361120?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<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\">And now pushing protesters 30+ feet from perimeter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/arE4O9WCD2\">pic.twitter.com\/arE4O9WCD2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1825665243562803365?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;Why are you in riot gear?&rdquo; protesters chanted as police cleared the park. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see a riot here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago police did not respond to inquiries on the breach, but the Chicago Police Department and the DNC&rsquo;s Public Safety Joint Information Center published a statement Monday evening regarding the incident. The Secret Service also directed inquiries about law enforcement positioning the DNC Joint Information Center.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Demonstrators breached a portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-top-dems-pushed-a-debunked-narrative-that-trump-tear-gassed-protesters-cleared-park-for-photo-op\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Top Dems Pushed A Debunked Narrative That Trump Tear Gassed Protesters, Cleared Park For Photo Op\">anti-scale fencing<\/a> along the National Convention&rsquo;s outer perimeter near the United Center on August 19. Law enforcement personnel were immediately on-scene and contained the situation,&rdquo; the statement reads. &ldquo;At no point was the inner perimeter breached, and there was no threat to any protectees.&rdquo;<\/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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t0SnSCK0r7\">pic.twitter.com\/t0SnSCK0r7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Police Communications &amp; News Affairs (@CPD_Media) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPD_Media\/status\/1825668692522446927?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>Protest organizers said last week that they had planned to appeal the permitted parade route granted by the city, as it did not meet their initial request to march directly along the convention center&rsquo;s security perimeter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If everybody is doing exactly what&rsquo;s expected of them and exercising their First Amendment rights, this is not an arrest situation,&rdquo; CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling said last Tuesday when asked how law enforcement would handle protesters who broke from the permitted route. &ldquo;We want people to exercise their First Amendment rights. We will protect them while they&rsquo;re doing it. But we will not guarantee someone that we&rsquo;re not going to make arrests if they act violently or start to commit crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Graeme Jennings and Arik Dashevsky contributed to this report<\/em><\/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_1734028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734028\"}});<\/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>Chicago refutes claims of an &#8216;operational failure&#8217; after Gaza protesters breach DNC security<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 The City of Chicago has rejected allegations that an &#8220;operational failure&#8221; enabled several pro-Gaza protesters to bypass security measures at the Democratic National Convention. On Monday, several demonstrators were arrested after straying from a city-sanctioned parade route and dismantling the initial layer of security fencing. The protest, organized by the Coalition to March on the DNC, began gathering at Union Park around noon, just a few blocks from the United Center where President Joe Biden was set to deliver his keynote address later that evening. The march commenced around 3 p.m. Central Time.<\/p>\n<p>The approved route directed protesters westward from Union Park along Washington Boulevard, then one block north before continuing west to Park 578, where they breached security. They were expected to proceed further west toward Damen Avenue before heading north to Lake Street and returning east toward Union Park.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned by the Washington Examiner about whether more police should have been present at Park 578, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dismissed this notion. He stated, \u201cWe\u2019ve protected First Amendment rights; that\u2019s what we\u2019ve done.\u201d He attributed any failures not to local law enforcement but rather to what he described as an &#8220;extreme Republican Party&#8221; undermining democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Police stationed between two layers of security quickly responded when protesters broke through and arrested at least one individual. Following this incident, approximately 300 officers in riot gear were deployed to Park 578 for crowd control and made additional arrests\u2014totaling at least six\u2014while clearing out demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>As police worked on dispersing protesters from the park, chants arose questioning their presence in riot gear: \u201cI don\u2019t see a riot here.\u201d Although Chicago police did not comment directly on the breach itself, both the Chicago Police Department and DNC&#8217;s Public Safety Joint Information Center released a statement later confirming that while demonstrators had breached part of anti-scale fencing near the convention&#8217;s outer perimeter on August 19th, law enforcement quickly contained it without any threat posed to protectees within.<\/p>\n<p>Protest organizers indicated last week their intention to contest the permitted parade route since it did not align with their original request for marching directly alongside the convention center\u2019s security perimeter. CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling previously noted that while they support peaceful demonstrations under First Amendment rights, arrests could occur if individuals engaged in violent or criminal behavior during protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3366,"featured_media":2327161,"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-101-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,20083,4007,35028,32076],"class_list":["post-2327160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-gaza","tag-protesters","tag-security-breach","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/081924_PALESTINE_PROTEST_DNC-101-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327160","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\/3366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}