Important Takeaways:

• Dozens of people were arrested after clashing with police at an un-permitted protest outside the Israeli Consulate Tuesday night.
• A crowd of about 200 protesters attempted to break through a police bike line. Hundreds of Chicago police officers with riot gear, face shields and batons held the line and boxed the group in.
• Protesters again tried to engage with police, but were instead funneled through the downtown area by bike blockades.
• One said she and her fellow protesters are critical of the current administration’s handling of the war in Gaza, and want Democratic leaders over at the Democratic National Convention to hear their concerns.
• “We want an end to the genocide, not a new person leading the genocide,” she said.
• Chicago Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood called the rally a danger to the city and its residents, and said those arrested were specifically looking to cause harm and havoc.
• “Look, I know everyone wants to believe that we can deescalate every single situation, and we can walk away. And everybody is going to be fine. There are those people who are out there right now. It’s a non starter for them. They don’t want to talk; they don’t want to negotiate. They don’t want to cooperate. They want what they want, and that’s it,” Snelling said.

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