Chicago cops arrested around 60 anti-Israel demonstrators on the second night of the DNC — many from out of state — when an illegal march following a protest outside the Israeli consulate turned violent.
Chicago police arrested around 60 anti-Israel demonstrators on the second night of the Democratic National Convention — many from out of state — when an illegal march following a protest outside the Israeli consulate turned violent.
“Last night was a danger to our city, and a danger to our citizens in this city,” Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said at a press conference of the mass arrest order issued after de-escalation tactics failed Tuesday night.
“We were not the initiators of violence, but we responded to it. Our officers responded to it exactly the way they were trained to respond,” he said.
Scores of protesters, many of them shrouding their faces in keffiyeh scarves, burned flags and clashed with cops on city streets after ignoring orders to disperse.
They chanted slogans like “down with American imperialism” and “Killer Kamala, what do you say? How many kids did you kill today?”
As protesters broke through scores of cops in riot gear near the Israeli Consulate, the mob chanted, “CPD, KKK, IOF, they’re all the same!”
Snelling said those arrested are facing a range of charges including disorderly conduct, obstruction, battery to police officers and “quite a few more.
