Rashida Tlaib says Palestinians ‘deserve to be heard’ at DNC
The Palestinian-American member of Congress made the remark amid reports that families of Israeli captives would be addressing the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago from its main stage.
“Why are you saying that Israeli children are more valuable than Palestinian children? Where is our shared humanity?” Tlaib, a Democrat, wrote in a post tagging the DNC.
“Stop erasing Palestinians. We exist. We deserve to be heard,” she added.
Tlaib was quoting a post from the Uncommitted National Movement, which said it had learned that the families of Israeli captives will be speaking at the DNC.
“We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians who’ve endured the largest civilian death toll since 1948,” the movement said.
.@DNC: Why are you saying that Israeli children are more valuable than Palestinian children? Where is our shared humanity? Stop erasing Palestinians. We exist. We deserve to be heard. https://t.co/7lU6BJGALF
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 21, 2024
Seven-year-old child wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza joins DNC protests
Seven-year-old Baraa Haj Sulman, who was injured in Rafah and lost his father and grandfather, joined a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention [DNC] in Chicago on Wednesday
People have protested against the Democratic Party leadership’s support and funding for Israel’s war on Gaza, both inside and outside the DNC all week.
Protesters hold a banner saying ‘Democrats fund Israel’s Genocide’
Democrats reject request for Palestinian-American speaker at convention
Abbas Alawieh, an “Uncommitted” delegate from Michigan, has called on the Democratic Party to reconsider its decision to bar Palestinian-Americans from speaking at its ongoing convention in Chicago.
The decision on Wednesday came even as the parents of Israeli-American captive, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, addressed delegates from the convention’s main stage.
Alawieh said he was moved by the words of Goldberg-Polin’s parents, who called for a ceasefire to return the Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza, and said the movement’s main goal remained organising for a truce.
“It’s very simple: You stop sending bombs, the bombs stop dropping,” he told reporters.
The Uncommitted movement’s request to have their voice heard at the DNC attracted high-profile supporters, including actor Mark Ruffalo and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who penned an article in Vanity Fair questioning why there was no room for Palestinian-American voices in the Democrat’s so-called “big tent”.
Abbas Alawieh, a Michigan delegate from the Uncommitted movement, wears a scarf saying ‘Democrats for Palestinian Rights’ inside the DNC on Monday
‘There’s nothing to celebrate’: Gaza protests continue around DNC
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/22/theres-nothing-to-celebrate-gaza-protests-continue-around-dnc
“Just like 1968, there’s nothing to celebrate.”
Palestinian rights protesters see plenty of parallels between the current Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the last time the gathering was held in the Windy City amid a violent crackdown on anti-Vietnam War protesters.
Just as Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey lost the 1968 race to Richard Nixon, the demonstrators are warning Kamala Harris that they will not support her unless she ends the United States’s unconditional support for Israel.
Wednesday was the third day of the convention and the third day of the Gaza protests. “DNC your hands are red, over 40,000 dead,” the protesters chanted as they waved Palestinian flags while marching in the streets.
Protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza continued for a third day outside the DNC on Wednesday
Third day of demonstrations against war on Gaza in Chicago
As we’ve been reporting, hundreds of pro-Palestine activists protested in Chicago on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), calling for the party to push for an end to the war in Gaza.
Democratic loyalists, including several party delegates, shared their message.
“We need meaningful policy change,” said June Rose, a DNC delegate, at a Wednesday news conference. “We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and an arms embargo, which means not one more bomb will be provided from the United States to kill children and families in Gaza.”
Pro-Palestine protesters call out Harris outside Chicago hotel
Pro-Palestine activists have staged a late-night protest outside a Chicago hotel where they believe Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is staying.
Footage posted to social media, verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency, shows dozens of the protesters congregating on the streets of Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, holding signs and shouting slogans denouncing Harris for her stance on the Gaza war.
“Killer Kamala, shame on you” and “Free, free Palestine”, chanted the protesters, before police can be seen pushing them away from the hotel.
Harris, who currently serves as vice president, is set to deliver an acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for president today to close out the Democratic National Convention.
During the event, as we’ve reported, hundreds of pro-Palestine activists have held demonstrations, demanding the party push for an end to the Gaza war and for the US to stop arming Israel.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING:
Protestors are now outside Kamala Harris’s hotel in Chicago for a 1 am wake up call with a resounding message - FREE PALESTINE! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Banners say “killer Kamala - Gaza Speaks” pic.twitter.com/vJfjdFMVrC
— RootsAction (@Roots_Action) August 22, 2024
Gaza protesters in Chicago blocked on day 3 of DNC
Pro-Palestine protesters kept up the pressure on day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Wednesday, even as the police blocked their path outside the United Center venue.
Police form a line as pro-Palestinian demonstrators are pushed back during a protest near the hotel where Vice President Kamala Harris is staying in Chicago, on August 22
