Summary of Multiple demonstrators arrested at protest outside of Israeli consulate near Democratic convention
Summary of Multiple demonstrators arrested at protest outside of Israeli consulate near Democratic convention
Protesters were arrested outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago during the Democratic convention, with some burning the American flag. The police department stated that it would not arrest or react to people burning the American flag, unless it posed a danger to the public, as flag burning is protected under the First Amendment.
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The demonstrators were part of the group Behind Enemy Line, who advertised on fliers that they wanted protests like the ones outside of the 1968 Democratic convention in protest of the war in Vietnam.
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Protesters were arrested outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago during the Democratic convention, with some burning the American flag. The police department stated that it would not arrest or react to people burning the American flag, unless it posed a danger to the public, as flag burning is protected under the First Amendment.