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She was still the vice-president. She still had a voice in what Biden was doing,
My family is in Gaza,
This is not about some Machiavellian politics,
said social critic and independent presidential candidate Cornel West at the onset When I thought about it, I knew that that was not the point,
said Teri Watkins, a demonstrator from Chicago supporting the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression I want the Democrats to basically do a weapons embargo for Israel,
My opinion, I think more is required than just protesting,
It’s obviously a really painful issue for the Jewish community. It tears at the fabric of us. It is painful to feel like a community that I care so much about is divided by an issue like this,
People in the city of Chicago shouldn’t be afraid,
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling said during a Monday afternoon presentation before the City Club of Chicago, according to FOX 32. That's their only responsibility. We don't need them to keep us safe. We don't need them to protect us, just not to infringe on our rights,
Abudayyeh said Monday morning The Democrats are the ones in power,
They need a ceasefire deal for internal reasons related to the elections,
said Basem Naim, a spokesperson and former health minister of Hamas There is admittedly a change of tone and for many, a sense of a breath of fresh air."
An organizer for the Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws coalition Linda Loew told POLITICO You are funding a genocide. The Harris-Biden administration keeps sending money to Israel."
They disrupted a welcome party for delegates, with a social media clip showing a protester yelling I wouldn't take anything too seriously."
When it came to responding to these reactions from Hamas, the senior Biden administration official who spoke to reporters on Friday about the deal said We know that this is not a small endeavor. We are challenging a status quo US policy of the past 40 years, and it won’t shift overnight,
said Samuel Doten, a Democratic organizer who is an "uncommitted" delegate There are thousands of voters across the US who voted 'uncommitted,' so it feels like a huge responsibility for us to present their wishes and to make sure that their voices are being heard and amplified in this party,
said Adrita Rahman, who will attend the DNC for the first time as an "uncommitted" delegate Her policy, which is the policy of this White House, is not changing,
said Ms Soifer, who now leads the Jewish Democratic Council of America They want the convention to go smoothly. They don't want to have any kind of disruption or any kind of statement or anything like that,
he told Reuters at an event hosted by Chicago's large Palestinian population We're going to make our voices heard,
said Liano Sharon, a Jewish business consultant and delegate who signed an alternative platform along with 34 other delegates Regardless of who the nominee is, we’re marching against the Democrats and their vicious policies that have allowed Israel to kill over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza,
said Fayaani Aboma Mijana, an organizer with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression