DNC Protests in Chicago Turn Violent Outside Israeli Consulate

As demonstrators tried to conjure up Chicago’s chaotic 1968 DNC anti-Vietnam War protests, clashes with law enforcement led to numerous arrests.

Chicago police and pro-Palestinian protesters clash outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago, on Aug. 20, 2024. (Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times) Nathan Worcester Joseph Lord

CHICAGO—A pro-Palestinian protest outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago led to violent clashes and arrests on the evening of Aug. 20, day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

The demonstration, organized by the group Behind Enemy Lines, marks a non-permitted escalation in the conflict between mainstream Democrats and pro-Palestinian activists. The latter objects to the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel’s war against Hamas.