{"id":2329949,"date":"2024-08-23T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protests-fizzle-out-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:47:00","slug":"pro-palestinian-protests-fizzle-out-in-chicago-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protests-fizzle-out-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestinian protests fizzle out in Chicago &#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\">18<\/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%2Fpro-palestinian-protests-fizzle-out-in-chicago-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=2329949&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>Pro-Palestinian \u2064protests\u2064 during the \u200cDemocratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago did not meet expectations, as only around 4,000 protesters participated,\u200d far fewer than the tens of thousands\u2062 anticipated. Analysts had predicted\u200d a scenario\u200c similar to the \u20631968 DNC, which was marked by mass violent protests \u2063but this\u200c time, the\u2063 protests were\u200d relatively peaceful,\u2064 with only 72 arrests and no fatalities reported, contrasting sharply with the \u2062over 600 arrests and several injuries in 1968. \u2062Enhanced\u200d police training in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-is-finally-figuring-out-he-cant-appease-antifa-rioters-video\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Finally Figuring Out He Can\u2019t Appease Antifa Rioters (VIDEO)\">de-escalation<\/a> and a\u200d commitment to peaceful demonstrations by\u2064 organizers\u200c contributed to the lower tension. Protesters were focused on family-friendly marches, and there\u200b was a general \u2062reluctance to \u200cincite violence. The change\u200c in leadership \u2064from President Biden to Vice President Harris may\u200d have\u200b also affected turnout, as activists found it more challenging to associate \u2063her with\u200c the ongoing violence in Gaza. As a result, the anticipated\u200b media \u2062spectacle surrounding the protests \u2062did not materialize.  <\/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\">Pro-Palestinian protests fizzle out in Chicago<\/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_1736295\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2971000\/chicago-councilman-group-planning-to-give-dnc-1968-welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Concerns over a recreation\">Concerns over a re-creation<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118458\/four-memorable-moments-past-dncs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Concerns over a recreation\">1968 Democratic National Convention<\/a> turned out to be greatly exaggerated, as mass violent protests failed to materialize.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>For months, many analysts anticipated mass, violent protests reminiscent of the infamous 1968 DNC, which saw the climax of the 1968 anti-Vietnam War protests. However, those expectations were squashed when pro-Palestinian protesters failed to show up in large enough numbers to capture the media attention needed. Though dozens of arrests took place, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protests<\/a> were a pale shadow compared to their 1968 counterpart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police move protesters during a demonstration near the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While organizers expected tens of thousands of protesters to converge on the city, police officials said the number of protesters peaked at around 4,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/08\/23\/protests-palestinians-dnc-chicago-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, well under half the peak of the 1968 protests. Compared with the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2018\/8\/17\/18439080\/the-whole-world-watched-50-years-after-the-1968-chicago-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"600+ arrests\">600+ arrests<\/a> in 1968, police counted just 72 arrests this time around. One person was killed, and more than 100 injuries on the protesters and police sides were reported in 1968, compared to no deaths and very few, if any, injuries reported this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the smaller number of protesters, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-racism-is-foundational-to-the-second-amendment\/\" title=\"ACLU: \u2018Racism Is Foundational To The Second Amendment\u2019\">media spectacle<\/a> was also averted by the increased police discipline. Much of the drama in 1968 revolved around over-zealous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> and National Guard beating protesters and roughing up journalists. According to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, the Chicago Police Department spent several months ahead of this year&rsquo;s convention training in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-sheriff-blames-parents-for-lawless-young-people-blasts-armchair-police-for-second-guessing-officer-responses\/\" title=\"Texas Sheriff Blames Parents For Lawless Young People, Blasts \u2018Armchair Police\u2019 For Second-Guessing Officer Responses\">de-escalation tactics<\/a>, cognizant of the bad optics of the 1968 protests.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s stop talking about 1968,&rdquo; Police Superintendant Larry Snelling said. &ldquo;It is 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Protesters were also much more committed to peaceful gatherings in 2024, with most groups promising as much beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We intended to have a peaceful, family-friendly march,&rdquo; Faayani Aboma Mijana, spokeswoman for the March on the DNC coalition, told the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. &ldquo;And that is what happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The failure of significant numbers to show up could have also been shaped by the switch from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, who was cast as the face of United States support for Israel, to the more ambiguous Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Though some groups have debuted the nickname &ldquo;Killer Kamala,&rdquo; they have struggled to connect her to the violence in Gaza as intimately as they did &ldquo;Genocide Joe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If President Biden would have remained at the top the ticket,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2971000\/chicago-councilman-group-planning-to-give-dnc-1968-welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"controversial Chicago city councilmember Byron Sigcho-Lopez\">controversial Chicago city councilmember Byron Sigcho-Lopez<\/a> told the <em>New York Times<\/em>, &ldquo;I think that we would have seen not only 30,000, probably more than 30,000 people, outside protesting the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In April, Sigcho-Lopez was among more than 450 left-wing activists who attended the &ldquo;March on DNC 2024&rdquo; meeting, where 75 different organizations planned how to disrupt the DNC convention. At the event, speakers outlined how to best carry out illegal actions, burned an American flag, and conspired to re-create the events of 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Four months later, their plans came to nothing. Pro-Palestinian protests played only a marginal role, with the only notable event being a protester storming the DNC stage and shouting &ldquo;Free Palestine!&rdquo; well before proceedings began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1736295\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736295\"}});<\/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>Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Chicago fell short of expectations, as fears of a repeat of the chaotic 1968 Democratic National Convention were largely unfounded. Analysts had predicted large-scale, violent protests similar to those that marked the peak of the anti-Vietnam War movement during the 1968 DNC. However, these predictions did not come to fruition, as pro-Palestinian activists did not gather in sufficient numbers to attract significant media coverage. While there were some arrests\u201472 in total\u2014the protests paled in comparison to those from 1968, which saw over 600 arrests and numerous injuries and fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Police estimates indicated that only about 4,000 protesters participated this time around, far below the tens of thousands anticipated by organizers and less than half of what was seen during the earlier protests. The Chicago Police Department had prepared extensively for this year&#8217;s event by focusing on de-escalation tactics to avoid negative publicity reminiscent of past confrontations between law enforcement and demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also expressed a commitment to peaceful demonstrations; Faayani Aboma Mijana from the March on DNC coalition emphasized their intention for a family-friendly march. The shift from President Joe Biden\u2014who was often criticized for his support of Israel\u2014to Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee may have contributed to lower turnout among protesters who previously targeted Biden with strong rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Despite initial plans by various activist groups aimed at disrupting the convention\u2014including discussions on illegal actions\u2014these efforts ultimately resulted in minimal impact. The most notable incident involved a single protester who interrupted proceedings by shouting &#8220;Free Palestine!&#8221; on stage before events began<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2329950,"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\/DNC-Protests-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4387,32179,3970],"class_list":["post-2329949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chicago","tag-pro-palestinian","tag-protests"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DNC-Protests-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329949","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}