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Jewish groups keep low profile in Chicago, wary of disruptors
Access to the events is restricted, and attendees are often not informed of each event’s location until hours prior
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Police confront pro-Palestinian activists after they breached the security fence during a demonstration outside the venue of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.
CHICAGO — On Wednesday afternoon, a line stretched around the block at a restaurant in Chicago’s trendy Fulton Market district. These were people waiting to be let in to a celebratory lunch hosted by Democratic Majority for Israel, but...