More than 1,000 Jewish peace activists gathered outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago to demand an end to the Israeli government's bombing of Gaza.
Some commuters arriving downtown Monday morning at Ogilvie Transportation Center were met with protesters calling for an end to the Israeli government’s bombing of Gaza . More than 1,000 Jewish peace activists gathered outside the Israeli consulate located in the Ogilvie building to deliver an urgent call for a cease-fire in Gaza , where more than 11,000 Palestinians — including thousands of children — have been killed since Oct. 7. The crisis in Gaza didn’t start Oct.
7, but it intensified that day when Israel was attacked by Hamas — which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization — kidnapping about 240 people and killing 1,200 others. “We’re shutting down the consulate because business as usual can’t continue when Israel is committing a genocidal assault on Gaza in our name,” said Simone Pass Tucker, a member of the IfNotNow movement. On Monday, alongside IfNotNow, organizers from Jewish Voice for Peace and Never Again Action made speeches, sang songs and praye
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