On the second day of the DNC, police arrest protesters outside the Israeli consulate

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the Israeli consulate in the city center on Tuesday evening. Several people were arrested during clashes between the crowd and police.

The same building also houses the Ogilvie Transportation Center, and the protest impacted commuters heading to the suburbs.

The Chicago police were on site in time for the protest.

The group Behind Enemy Lines organized the protest, which began at 7 p.m. in front of the Israeli consulate.which is located in the Accenture Tower. Their protest flyers refer to the chaos in front of the Democratic National Convention of 1968with the text: “Make it great like 1968! Shut down the DNC for Gaza.”

Metra then closed the station entrance near this location. The police gathered hours before the protest began.

Illinois policymakers will take center stage at the United Center as the Democratic National Convention enters its second day under the theme “A Bold Vision for America’s Future.”

Both former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will appear as speakers in primetimeIllinois Governor JB Pritzker, who was shortlisted as a possible running mate for Kamala Harris, will also speak.

A total of 13 people were arrested on the first day of the convention, most of them when a small group of protesters broke through the outer security fence in front of the United Center.

Chicago Police Chief Larry Snelling said about 3,500 demonstrators marched from Union Square to a park north of the United Center on Monday. The protest was a sign of solidarity with Palestine. The activists called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. funding of Israel.

Shortly after 4:30 p.m., part of the security fence along the route of the protest march was torn down and some protesters began to enter through the gap in the fence.

By this time, the official protest had already progressed, but one group remained behind and broke through the fence. This group made it through the first line of the perimeter and attempted to break through the second fence, which would allow them access to the United Center.