Thousands participate in Sheik Jarrah rally downtown to show support for Palestinians amid ongoing Israeli apartheid
The DePaulia Sonal Soni, Assistant News Editor|May 14, 2021 On May 12, thousands of participants gathered in downtown Chicago as part of a march and rally organized by Chicago’s Coalition for Justice in Palestine. The event was in response to Israel’s continued violence towards Palestinans, specifically following the attacks on Sheikh Jarrah — a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Ahmad Hassan is a 16-year-old Palestinian and a Chicago resident who attended the march. “[I wanted to come out to today’s protest] to share a message about Palestine,” Hassan sai...
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