Chicago police crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters outside Israeli Consulate

By Hakan Copur

CHICAGO (AA) - Police on Tuesday cracked down on pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Israeli Consulate in Chicago city of Illinois, on the second night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

Dozens gathered outside the consulate, over a mile from the United Center to push for an end to US support for Israel's war on Gaza, where more than 40,100 Palestinians have been killed.

Police intervened harshly against those in support of Palestine and detained many protesters, including three journalists.

The moments when the police intervened harshly against the demonstrators were captured on camera, and the images in question resonated on social media.

As the convention kicked off Monday, thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago, periodically chanting slogans such as "Free, free Palestine.”

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's war in Gaza since last October, the vast majority of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. A total of 1,139 people were killed in a cross-border attack led by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year, according to Israeli figures.