The group Behind Enemy Lines held a “Make It Great Like ‘68” protest yesterday in Chicago, just outside the Israeli Consulate. There was some fighting with police and ultimately at least 72 people were arrested. The supposed goal was to confront Democrats at the convention a couple miles away.
A group called Behind Enemy Lines planned the demonstration at the consulate on Tuesday night in opposition to U.S. support for Israel in the war in Gaza. In online promotions for the demonstration, the group called on protesters to “Make it great like ’68,” a reference to the 1968 Democratic convention held in Chicago that saw violent clashes between the police and protesters.
Michael Boyte, a co-founder of the group, said last week that the activists he was organizing with had different goals than an earlier march that was held during the convention, which drew many liberal groups…
