Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 19, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 19, 2024
Anti-Israel march on DNC draws smaller crowd than predicted
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Union Park prepare to march before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 2024. (CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP)
CHICAGO — While organizers of the anti-Israel “March on the DNC” speculated some 30,000 attendees at their rally today outside the Democratic National Convention, less than half of that number appear to be in attendance.
Speakers are still addressing the crowd at Union Park before they march toward the United Center. More could still join, but hundreds of signs against Israel remain laying on the grass, as organizers appear to have over-estimated who would attend the rally.
