Anti-Israel Agitators gathered outside the home of Jewish Rep. Brad Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, in the early hours of Saturday.
Schneider, who lives in the quiet Jewish suburb of Highland Park, north of Chicago, was the target of a large protest that began around 2:30 a.m.
Video of the demonstration showed about 40 protesters wearing keffiyehs and covering their faces, sounding sirens, beating drums and holding banners reading: “Schneider withdrew UNRWA funds, we accuse genocide” and “Israel bombs, Illinois pays.” Members of UNRWA, short for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, have been accused of aiding Hamas terrorists in their attack on Israel on October 7.
“It is our right to rebel, the Zionists can go to hell,” The protesters chanted as they were walking down the street.
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Anti-Israel protesters raucously demonstrated outside the home of Rep. Brad Schneider, Democrat of Illinois, in the early hours of Saturday in the predominantly Jewish Chicago suburb of Highland Park. (REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger)
The city of Highland Park said police received complaints of a disturbance at 2:43 a.m. and arrived on scene a few minutes later. The crowd dispersed by 3:15 a.m.
“The city unequivocally condemns anti-Semitism and all acts of hate, in solidarity with our Jewish community,” the city of Highland Park said. said in a statement.
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Highland Park police made no arrests. The city defended its decision, writing: “Police officers make arrests and take people into custody only in response to actions or behaviors identified by the state penal code as misdemeanors or felonies. Had the protesters not immediately complied with police commands and voluntarily dispersed, there may have been actions for which citations could have been issued and arrests made under the state penal code.”
Anti-Israel protesters have repeatedly targeted Democrats they deem too supportive of Israel during its war against Hamas following the October 7 terror attack. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“It is unfortunate that instead of seeking a constructive dialogue with Congressman Schneider, a group of people hiding their faces chose to taunt and intimidate a predominantly Jewish neighborhood on the Jewish Sabbath in the middle of the night,” a spokesperson for Schneider told FOX 32 Chicago.
“It is even more troubling that they have chosen to harass a community that is preparing to commemorate the second anniversary of the Highland Park mass shooting, a shared tragedy that was motivated by hate. The Congressman is always happy to meet and sit down with anyone. I encourage those who disagree with his views to seek out a conversation in broad daylight rather than disrupting and traumatizing families in the dark of night,” the spokesperson added.
Representative Schneider’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fox News DigitalRequest for comment from.
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A spokesman for Rep. Brad Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, denounced anti-Israel protesters who “hid their faces” while intimidating “a predominantly Jewish neighborhood on the Jewish Sabbath in the middle of the night.” (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Anti-Israel protesters have repeatedly targeted Democrats they deem too supportive of Israel during its war against Hamas following the October 7 terror attack.
