Democratic National Convention Gaza protest

Over 15,000 people held a historic protest against the Democratic Party on the opening day of their National Convention, which will nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate in November's election.

Israel's latest attempt at genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza was the primary issue, with protesters expressing anger, rejection and shame towards the Democratic Party.

• Huge march for Gaza against DNC in Chicago
  

  Huge march for Gaza against Democratic National Convention in Chicago

  Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters insist that the US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is just as guilty as president Joe Biden in supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Chicago has the nation's largest Palestinian community.

At the beginning, even … now, it caused my depression. Waking up to bad news, this is killed, this has got bombed. This is, you know, maimed. This building is being destroyed with lot of children and lot of innocent people died.

You know, it's not about Palestinians; it’s about humanity … lives. God created these lives.

They should be alive, not being killed on a daily basis. It's like, like butchering them.

Protestor 01

Democrats have refused to grant a pro-Palestinian main stage speaking slot to address the convention.

Protesters say that the Democrats' efforts to censor the issue of Gaza make their demonstrations even more important.

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Outgoing President Joe Biden was dubbed "Genocide Joe" for his arming of Israel's war machine, but protesters have nicknamed his likely successor Kamala Harris "Killer Kamala" for presiding over 40,000 deaths in Gaza in her role as Vice President.

The Democratic Party will have four days to explain how the selection of Harris as their nominee is democratic when they threw out millions of primary votes for Biden and imposed Harris without any voter input.

I would say that they're just like the Republican Party, that they get their money and their commands from the corporate power, etc.

I mean, there's, there's not much of a difference between the two, aside from little social issues, some they win, some they don't.

So it's just the system is made so that we are on a total war path.

Protestor 02

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  Aide rejects report about Harris intention to discuss Israel arms embargo

  A top aide to US Vice President Harris Kamala Harris says the Democratic presidential nominee does not support an arms embargo on Israel, denying an assertion by a pro-Palestinian group organization that she is open to discussing the issue.

Harris has so far refused to grant a single interview or hold a press conference to be questioned about any of her policy positions. She is expected to maintain unconditional support for Israel despite global disapproval and unprecedented domestic rejection of Zionism.

We are funding a genocide and I don't appreciate being taken advantage of [in] that way, and it's not who I am, and to have this criminality going on in the name of the United States doesn't work.

Protestor 03

With many wondering if there would be a repeat of the historic public dissent and state violence of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, a massive police presence was deployed and arrests were made.

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  Pro-Palestinians rage against Democratic Party’s censoring of Gaza

  The issue of Gaza has been effectively pushed off the table at the Democratic Party’s National Convention.

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