Chicago, IL – As the Israeli military continued its assault on the Palestinians of Gaza, people marched through the streets of Chicago again, July 12, for the third time in a week. Around 1500 people chanted, “End the siege of Gaza, now,” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” By the end of the day, the week’s death toll in Gaza went over 150, more than half of them women and children.
San Salvador, El Salvador – Manifestantes se concentraron frente a la embajada de Israel en San Salvador el 11 de julio para expresar su solidaridad con el pueblo palestino, y para protestar el ataque militar de Israel en Gaza. Los manifestantes mostraron banderas palestinas y carteles condenando el ataque de Israel contra los palestinos. Esa fue la segunda protesta ésta semana frente a la embajada de Israel aquí. Uno de los organizadores de la protesta de hoy, Logan Kenpo, dijo, “nosotros aquí en El Salvador, hicimos una convocatoria de jóvenes, estudiantes de la Universidad de El Salvador, amigos de facebook entre otros y hemos decidido concentrarnos acá en repudio a la masacre y al silencio y la injusticia que sufre el pueblo palestino y al genocidio que impulsa el gobierno de Israel apoyado por el gobierno de Estados Unidos.”
Milwaukee, WI – Over 400 people rallied in solidarity with Palestinians who are resisting the wave of Israeli violence here, July 11. Protesters spoke out against the ongoing bombings in Gaza, kidnappings and murders in the West Bank and the continued illegal occupation of Palestine. They demanded an end to the $3.1 billion the U.S. provides to Israel every year.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following interview that appeared on the website of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Racine, WI – A dozen people rallied here, July 12, demanding an end to attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. The event was sponsored by the Racine Peace and Justice Coalition.
Tampa, FL – 60 people gathered outside the office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson at the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse July 11. They were there to demand Senator Nelson actively support bringing home Tariq Khdeir, the 15-year-old Tampa resident brutally beaten and arrested by Israeli police while in Jerusalem.
St. Paul, MN – About 250 supporters of Palestine rallied here, July 11, to protest Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. More than 100 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes over the last several days. These air attacks often target homes. There are indications that Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza.
![People marching through the streets of Chicago, July 12](https://i.snap.as/Ag22PT8K.jpg "People marching through the streets of Chicago, July 12 Around 1500 people chanted, \\"End the siege of Gaza, now,\\" and \\"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!\\" \(Photo by Matt McLoughlin\)")
![Mazin Abulmeez of USF’s Students for Justice in Palestine](https://i.snap.as/rSidVWj7.jpg "Mazin Abulmeez of USF’s Students for Justice in Palestine Mazin Abulmeez of the University of South Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine leading the crowd in chant \\"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!\\" \(Fight Back! News/Staff\)")
