Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Chicago's Israeli consulate to protest settler violence

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in Chicago on Monday, voicing strong opposition to escalating settler violence in the West Bank. Organized by local pro-Palestinian groups under the banner of Chicago's Coalition for Justice in Palestine, the demonstration began outside the consulate before participants marched through downtown streets towards the Trump Tower area.

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Israel out of Palestine, long live the intifada

Throughout the march and rally, protesters chanted slogans such as "Say it loud and say it clear, we don’t want no Zionists here," and "Not a penny, not a dollar, we won’t pay for the West Bank slaughter." Other chants included "Israel out of Palestine, long live the intifada," "From the river to the sea, Palestine is almost free," and "Netanyahu, you will see, Palestine will be free." Placards displayed messages like "Hands Off the West Bank" and "Arms Embargo Now."

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From the river to the sea, Palestine is almost free

Speakers at the rally directed their core allegations toward specific recent events in the West Bank, particularly focusing on a late-July confrontation in the agricultural village of Tell, near Nablus. According to accounts presented by the speakers, the village was subjected to an aggressive incursion by armed settlers who allegedly operate with the full protection of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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Netanyahu, you will see, Palestine will be free

An organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement condemned the ongoing escalation, warning that the "Zionist entity is moving to finish what it has pursued for generations: the theft of all of Palestine and the expulsion of all Palestinian people from their land." The organizer asserted that the territory faces targeted, "village by village" occupation and settler attacks aimed at displacing and occupying communities through ethnic cleansing, allegedly backed by U.S. funding. The speaker detailed the humanitarian toll, noting that thousands have been displaced from Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams due to settler attacks and demolitions.

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Say it loud and say it clear, we don’t want no Zionists here