Anti-Israel demonstrators blocked roads leading to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport early Monday morning, causing extreme frustration and traffic congestion.
In order to block the flow of traffic, demonstrators sat down They linked arms in the middle of Interstate 190 and used a “long tube” to block cars from entering the airport. new york post report.
Anti-Israel protesters block highways outside Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport https://t.co/wLlBm69Nua pic.twitter.com/Ia7OGVagYw
— New York Post (@nypost) April 15, 2024
Another group has also come into view. walk In the middle of the road, near a sign that says “Your tax dollars fund genocide.” Protesters could be heard shouting and some were beating drums.
Anti-Israel protesters in Chicago are blocking the road leading to O’Hare Airport. People have to walk to the airport to catch a plane.pic.twitter.com/UgYG7ugSEE
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) April 15, 2024
Some fed up travelers walked the rest of the way to the airport. People could be seen carrying and rolling luggage in the hope that the plane would arrive on time.
by postsome activists wore keffiyeh scarves and held placards with phrases such as “Liberate Palestine.”
The news came as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) praised Iran’s attack on Israel with drones and missiles on Saturday, Breitbart News reported on Monday. Ta.
Breitbart News’ John Hayward said:
Israel and its allies were able to intercept nearly all of Iran’s drones and missiles on Saturday night. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hailed the joint response as an “important strategic achievement.” As of Monday morning, the only known casualty from the attack was a Bedouin Muslim girl who was seriously injured by debris from an intercepted Iranian drone.
Meanwhile, aerial video footage of Monday’s protests show Fox 32 Chicago reported that cars were sitting bumper-to-bumper and people were walking to the terminal to board their flights.
“Chicago Police and State Police are on the ground monitoring the situation…we hear this is a sit-in protest,” the paper said, noting that traffic was “disrupted” due to the demonstrations.
Organizers of the recent protests in a group called Chicago Discenters reported that they said the group wanted to send a message to Boeing, which sells weapons to Israel. post.
“On this Tax Day, when millions of people pay taxes that help fund the ongoing bombing of Gaza by the United States and Israel, protesters are taking dramatic action,” the group said. I’m trying to get it,” he said.
“O’Hare International Airport is one of the nation’s largest airports, and it will not be business as usual while Palestinians suffer from U.S.-funded Israeli bombing,” the newspaper said.
Police reportedly “moved the protesters aside” and traffic around the airport later resumed, according to WGN News. Said.
