Pro-Israel group 'deeply disappointed' after city of Chicago allegedly ignored DNC march permit requests

A pro-Israel group claims its requests to march near the Democratic National Convention later this month have been repeatedly ignored by the city of Chicago. All the while, they say an anti-Israel group has been given the "green light" to hold demonstrations near the event.

"It seems like we don’t have equitable access to whatever the other group was approved for," Aya Shechter, chief programming officer for the Israeli-American Council (IAC), told Jewish Insider. "We didn’t get any offer to do a march, not even in an alternative location."

The nonprofit organization which works to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, told Jewish Insider it submitted two applications with Chicago's Department of Transportation in early July but has not received an answer, even after following up with their office.

The city previously denied a permit request filed by the IAC in June to hold a stationary protest within "sight and sound" of the convention.

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In the rejection letter obtained by Jewish Insider, the city claimed that because the demonstration coincided with the DNC, the IAC's demonstration would "create public safety issues" due to there not being "sufficient city resources" to "secure an assembly at the location for the dates and times requested."

The city offered the group an alternative location for the stationary protest at a park two to three blocks away from the United Center on the evening of the final night of the convention. However, the IAC rejected this offer, saying it was too far away from the convention.

The city of Chicago is also embroiled in legal battles with anti-Israel activists who seek to hold