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Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><span class=\"dateline\">CHICAGO \u2013 <\/span>Organizers behind protests against Democrats\u2019 support for the Israeli military are coordinating bus drop-offs for agitators from around the country in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago this week<\/a> as they hope for tens of thousands of attendees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Permits for rallies on the Democratic National Convention\u2019s opening and closing evenings, Monday and Thursday, sought space for tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to Israel\u2019s fight against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Israel agitators, who are also calling for other far-left policies like the legalization of all illegal immigrants, have also called for a rally at the Israeli consulate Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dnc-host-chicago-haunted-1968-convention-rioting-braces-bloodshed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DNC HOST CHICAGO, HAUNTED BY 1968 CONVENTION RIOTING, BRACES FOR BLOODSHED<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/DNC-Sunday-Protests-Chicago_18.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Police patrol the streets as anti-Israel protesters participate in the \u2018Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws\u2019 march ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Police patrol the streets as anti-Israel protesters participate in the \u2018Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws\u2019 march ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Thousands of demonstrators are expected to march throughout the city as Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accept their party\u2019s nomination at the DNC.<\/span> <span>(Fox News Digital\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Protesters showed up already over the weekend, before the DNC, to raise attention for their causes at Union Park, the legally approved staging area for the larger marches. Organizers are hoping people chartering buses in to town will coordinate with them to arrange for drop-offs at the park, according to the website for March on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/democratic-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNC 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Chicago is perfectly positioned as reachable by every activist group in the country,&#8221; said Paul Mauro, a former NYPD inspector who warned that the city&#8217;s well-known struggles with crime and police staffing might leave the place vulnerable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Chicago is perfectly positioned as reachable by every activist group in the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some security experts warn agitators in the crowd may be hoping to provoke clashes with police and cause further chaos. Some groups called for as much in flyers promoting the demonstrations, with slogans like &#8220;Make it great like \u201868.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/DNC-Kamala-Harris-Chicago-Day-1_32.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt='Riot police officers scuffle with a photographer during the rally \"March on the DNC\" on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention' width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Riot police officers scuffle with a photographer during the rally &#8220;March on the DNC&#8221; on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(REUTERS\/Marco Bello)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/chaos-erupts-kamala-harris-nyc-event-dnc-braces-chicago-unrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CHAOS ERUPTS AT KAMALA HARRIS NYC EVENT AS DNC BRACES FOR CHICAGO UNREST<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a reference to the violent week of clashes during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dnc-host-chicago-haunted-1968-convention-rioting-braces-bloodshed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago\u2019s 1968 DNC<\/a>, when hundreds of people were arrested and dozens were hospitalized &#8211; both police and demonstrators. City lawyers blamed &#8220;troublemakers&#8221; from out of town, while a federal report dubbed the law enforcement response as a &#8220;police riot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The chaos of 1968 aside, Chicago has hosted more major political conventions than any other U.S. city, in part because it\u2019s easy to get to in the center of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/1968-DNC-Riots-Chicago-Protests_03.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Police reroute demonstrators as they try to clear Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Police reroute demonstrators as they try to clear Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1968. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden\u2019s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer\u2019s 2024 Democratic National Convention could be marred by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection. It raises the specter of a replay of 1968\u2019s Democratic convention , where a violent police crackdown created indelible scenes of chaos. \u00a0<\/span> <span>(AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are 11 Amtrak routes running to the city\u2019s Union Station, as well as the high-speed commuter rail, Metra. It\u2019s accessible from five major interstates and other highways. It\u2019s part of a network of other Midwestern cities connected by charter bus &#8211; as well as regular national bus routes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I have no doubt that the Chicago Police Department is up to this, you have to wonder who decided on Chicago for this event,&#8221; Mauro said. &#8220;That department is undermanned as it is and the city\u2019s shooting numbers are horrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chicago police statistics show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/weekend-before-chicago-hosts-dnc-least-30-people-shot-5-murdered-windy-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30 shootings<\/a> in the weekend leading into the DNC \u2013 and five homicides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Police hit with sticks, signs at Chicago protests Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin reports on the large police presence in Chicago as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets on &#8216;Special Report.&#8217; Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16991,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944\/revisions\/16991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}