As the planning measures seemed certain to raise the temperatures of some 100,000 anti-Israel protesters descending on the DNC, attendees were warned about a detail for hotel reservations.
Since Chicago was announced as the host city for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, parallels to the previous tumultuous affair in 1968 have easily emerged. With four days of official events beginning Monday, it appeared protesters were braced for seven days of outrage as reports indicated that at least 125 Hamas sympathizer groups were converging on the Windy City for their “March for the DNC 2024” demonstrations.
Hatem Abudayyeh, president of the Palestinian Community Network of the USA, spoke with The Washington Post and said, “Our target is the Democratic Party, and the leadership of the party and 'Killer Kamala' is one of them.”
The group, which had previously dubbed President Joe Biden “Genocide Joe,” was among those expected to bring at least 30,000 people to the locations where Vice President Kamala Harris was expected to be nominated to lead the ticket on Monday, along with the 'Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Politics. Repression and bodies outside unjust laws.
The latter had resorted to a federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU after the city had tried to deny permits to protest, in some cases because the requested routes were intended to get too close to the event. Meanwhile, signs showed that the violent scenes that had hit college campuses were expected in Chicago as business owners boarded up their windows.
Radical leftists are organizing “Shut Down the DNC” direct actions to protest Kamala Harris and her Democratic administration over their Israel and Gaza policies.
They've announced a rage week that includes instructions on how to get agitated over a mess.
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Two days before the official start of the DNC in Chicago, protests have already begun across the city. In the heavily immigrant Albany Park neighborhood today, dozens attended a demonstration of solidarity with Palestine organized by the anti-imperialist group Behind Enemy Lines. pic.twitter.com/yLJ1YXOvYy
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“The supporters of [the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket] are so radical that regardless of what happens at the DNC Convention, the outlook is terrifying.” New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew (Dr.) told the New York Post. “If the radical left is calm and happy, it shows how crazy the Democratic leadership has become, because the most radical radicals are satisfied with the direction they are taking.”
“If there are disruptions and the protests become extreme or violent, it will show how distraught these people are. It's not a victory for the United States,” he added.
To the point, Axios informed“Congressional security officials are advising House Democrats attending the Democratic National Convention next week not to book hotel rooms in their own names or engage with protesters if they confront them, Axios has learned. The guidance comes as some Democratic lawmakers fear for their safety after being rocked by a series of disruptive pro-Palestinian protests since the war between Israel and Hamas began last year.”
As well as advising them to use false names, as it was detailed that hotels were already receiving inquiries about who was staying at their establishments, a message from the Chamber's Sergeant-at-Arms office said: “If you face protestors, try not to engage and inform them [Capitol Police].”
A senior House Democrat said law enforcement warned members “not to go to a certain area, because they expect violence.”
“Protesters don't stay at a designated protest site … and there are people who will go and really try to cause trouble,” added the lawmaker like the National Non-Aligned Movement, which had launched a protest vote against Biden during the primaries as part of an effort to leverage support for a cease-fire in Gaza, he had promised oppose Harris if it did not align with their wishes, which included an arms embargo on Israel.
“Here's the thing with these [pro-Hamas] lunatics If you feed their hate, they're only encouraged to triple,” former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) told the Post. “There's a 100 percent chance they'll continue to expose their own ugliness during the DNC It's a loss for American Jews who would be terrified of what a Kamala Harris administration would look like.”
Along with attempts to control protesters' access to Democrats in Chicago, Axios reported that the US Secret Service had “coordinated with all levels of law enforcement agencies” and that they had “offered over 400 hours of training to agents specifically for this event.”
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