The city of Chicago, former President Barack Obama’s adopted hometown, has given permission for anti-Israel protesters to demonstrate near the Democratic National Convention but has stonewalled a pro-Israel group that requested to hold a solidarity march near the venue.
“The Israeli American Council, a nonprofit organization representing Israeli-Americans that seeks to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Israel, filed two applications with Chicago’s Department of Transportation at the beginning of July, according to Aya Schechter, the group’s chief programming officer,” Jewish Insider reported. “But with just under two weeks remaining until the convention, the IAC has yet to receive an answer from the city, despite following up via phone and email.”
Yet last month, Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration offered a coalition of anti-Israel…
