OAN Commentary by: Richard Pollock
5:29 PM – Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Were the pro-Palestine demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention a bust? Promoters of the Palestinian rallies in Chicago claimed that more than 100,000 protesters could descend on the city and perhaps even disrupt the convention.
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But the pro-Palestinian rallies reportedly drew only “about 3,500 people,” according to city officials.
The results were in stark contrast to what Hatem Abudayyeh, the march’s main spokesman, had predicted. He told local Chicago media: “It’ll be the largest protest in the history of Chicago for Palestinian rights.”
After the dismal…
