A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds up a flag as protesters march around the perimeter of the Democratic National Convention before the start of the convention in Chicago on Monday. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images)
The Democratic National Convention, which is being held this week in Chicago, is attracting party leaders from around the country. But it is also attracting critics. Among those gathering outside the United Center and the McCormick Place Convention Center are demonstrators pushing for stronger pro-Palestinian policies from the Democrats. From Yahoo News partner the Guardian:
About half a mile east of the Democratic national convention in Chicago, Union Park filled at noon on Monday with demonstrators intent on sending a message to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, delegates and the world: the war on Gaza should not be an afterthought.
Organizers for the Coalition to March on the DNC drew 172 local and national organizations together for the protest rally and march. Thousands of people gathered for one of the main anti-war demonstrations this week.
“This is not about some Machiavellian politics,” said social critic and independent presidential candidate Cornel West at the onset. “This is about morality. This is about spirituality.”
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march before the DNC near the United Center on Monday in Chicago. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator at the security perimeter fence of the DNC on Monday. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images)
A protester holds an anti-Harris sign as she marches around the perimeter of the Democratic convention on Monday. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images)
Demonstrators march in the street near the United Center on Monday. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A protester marches to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park on Monday in Chicago. (Noah Berger/AP)
Demonstrators attend the “March on the DNC” rally on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention. (Marco Bello/Reuters)
Protesters hold signs next to puppets at a rally in Chicago on Monday. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
A woman holds a Palestinian flag at the “March on the DNC” rally on the sidelines of the Democratic convention on Monday. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
A protester yells during a demonstration before a march to the Democratic National Convention on Monday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Protesters march to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park on Monday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Anti-war protesters and police clashed outside a defence exhibition in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne on Wednesday, with dozens arrested as police used sponge grenades, flash-bang devices and irritant sprays to control parts of the hostile crowd. Two dozen police officers required medical treatment and 39 people had been arrested for offences including assaulting, obstructing or hindering police, arson and blocking roads, Shane Patton Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police told a press conference. Protesters lit fires in the street, disrupted traffic and public transport, while missiles were thrown at several police horses but no serious injuries were reported, police said.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-war protesters clashed with police on Wednesday outside a military arms convention in the Australian city of Melbourne.
Anti-war groups protested outside a defence exhibition in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne for a second day on Thursday, after violent clashes between police and protesters on Wednesday injured several officers. Protesters marched through the city's streets as police set up new barricades to block the crowd entering the roads near the venue hosting the biennial Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition. Riot squad officers and specialist personnel have been deployed in what police said is the largest security operation in Melbourne since the World Economic Forum in 2000.
Large crowds of protesters gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump faced off in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center on September 10.This footage, filmed by Karen Closkey, shows a large group pro-Palestine protesters marching through the streets of Philadelphia, as well as a smaller group of pro-Israel demonstrators.An earlier clip shows a truck hauling a statue of Trump dressed in a prison uniform near the debate site.According to local media citing authorities, police arrested around “half a dozen protesters” on Tuesday night.The Philly Palestine Coalition, who organized the pro-Palestine protest, called for “a permanent ceasefire and arms embargo” in an Instagram post. Credit: Karen Closkey via Storyful
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