Local Jewish groups raised concerns about safety around the Democratic National Convention, fearing pro-Palestinian protests could bring violence and antisemitic rhetoric.
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are expected to gather at Union Park for what is being called the March on the DNC. While organizers insist they're confident in their ability to carry it off peacefully, Jewish leaders expressed concerns regarding some of the groups coming from around the country who may not have a peaceful agenda.
According to the ADL, the groups behind recent violent incident sin both Philadelphia and Washington D.C., where monuments were defaced and police officers injured, are coming to Chicago and are behind a protest being called for on August 20 outside the Israeli consulate. Its tagline is "Make it great like '68."
Pro-Palestinian leaders representing the August 19 march on the DNC, as well as separate protests on August 21 and 22, said the ADL is fear mongering, but also publicly disassociated themselves from the August 20 protest. Just as CPD Supt. Larry Snelling has repeatedly said that protesters' free speech rights will be protected as long as they don't resort to vandalism or violence, march organizers issued their own caveat Thursday.
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