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CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Protesters remained astatine a sit-in extracurricular the tract of the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago connected Thursday, a time aft they say Palestinian voices were blocked from speaking there the nighttime before.
NewsNation analogous Joe Khalil reports a radical of demonstrators told him they had been extracurricular the United Center each night. Some had signs with phrases specified arsenic "Not Another Bomb," arsenic good arsenic ones urging for a U.S. arms embargo connected Israel.
“Uncommitted” delegates demanded a Palestinian talker beryllium allowed to code the assemblage from the convention’s main signifier the nighttime before. Their sit-in started aft families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas successful Gaza spoke during Wednesday’s program.
“We cognize the 1 happening that tin astir instantly merchandise unit and bring calm to the full region: A woody that brings this divers radical of 109 hostages location and ends the suffering of the guiltless civilians successful Gaza,” said Jon Polin. His son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, is 1 of those being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas.
No Palestinian Americans person been allowed to speak, causing protestation organizers and Democratic lawmakers specified arsenic Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn to accidental enactment leaders are stifling their voices. They person pointed retired that the Chicago area's Palestinian assemblage is among the largest successful the country.
Whether their connection landed with delegates remains unclear, arsenic radical leaving the normal appeared to disregard protesters adjacent the United Center, even arsenic immoderate shouted the names of children who died successful Israel's bombardment.
Over 40,000 Palestinians successful Gaza person been killed successful the Israeli violative launched successful effect to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people.
Another ample march is acceptable for Thursday arsenic Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is acceptable to instrumentality the signifier successful the evening. Wednesday night's objection was mostly peaceful, adjacent though the time earlier determination had been clashes betwixt constabulary and protesters that led to dozens of arrests.
NewsNation's Nick Smith and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
