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Gone quiet · last update Aug 18, 2024 / Gaza Strip

The Israel-Hamas war: the protests in the US over the war

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

The Gaza war prompted demonstrations across the United States, including ceasefire marches, disruptive protests and large rallies supporting Israel. Police arrested participants at several protests. Demonstrations also targeted President Joe Biden's events and continued through the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 2024.[1][2][3][4][13][14]

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Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · monthly average of weekly shares (UTC)

Oct 2023: average weekly share 7% (left 2%, center 3%, right 2%), from 5 of 5 weeksNov 2023: average weekly share 13% (left 4%, center 6%, right 4%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2023: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksJan 2024: average weekly share 5% (left 1%, center 3%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksFeb 2024: average weekly share 8% (left 2%, center 3%, right 3%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2024: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 1%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksApr 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksMay 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJul 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksAug 2024: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksSep 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 2 of 2 weeks, so far

LeftCenterRight

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. Over more than two years each bar is a month: the average of that month's weekly shares, so the shape stays readable. The weekly table below keeps every week. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 10 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (22 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Aug 19, 2024813627 of 20913%
Aug 12, 20240011 of 217under 1%
Mar 25, 2024311317 of 2457%
Mar 11, 20240213 of 2431%
Mar 4, 20242316 of 2542%
Feb 26, 202419292068 of 25627%
Feb 19, 20242237 of 2323%
Feb 5, 20241258 of 2423%
Jan 22, 20242226 of 2383%
Jan 8, 20241020838 of 24316%
Jan 1, 2024511521 of 2329%
Dec 25, 202337414 of 2077%
Dec 11, 20231214 of 2252%
Nov 27, 2023791026 of 23511%
Nov 20, 202359620 of 20110%
Nov 13, 202318251760 of 21528%
Nov 6, 202345312 of 2375%
Oct 30, 20231015732 of 23314%
Oct 23, 202316310 of 2384%
Oct 16, 202356920 of 2488%
Oct 9, 202326210 of 2374%
Oct 2, 20231337 of 2433%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Aug 17, 2024 · first reported · Headline from ABC 7 New York

    DNC protests 2024: Pro-Palestinian protesters confront Chicago police downtown | LIVE

Background

After Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, supporters of Israel and of the Palestinian cause held competing rallies in US cities.[1] Hundreds were arrested at an October ceasefire protest in the Capitol complex.[2] Later that month, police detained at least 200 people at a Grand Central Terminal demonstration where protesters demanded a ceasefire.[5] Tens of thousands attended the March for Israel in Washington in November, expressing solidarity with Israel and opposing antisemitism.[3]

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Other protests disrupted transport and public events. Demonstrators blocked the Bay Bridge during the November APEC summit and interrupted Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where police reported more than 30 arrests.[7][8] In December, protesters briefly blocked airport access roads in New York and Los Angeles.[12] In January 2024, more than 320 people were arrested after blocking New York bridges and a tunnel, according to city officials.[10] Thousands also marched in Washington as part of a global day of protest.[11]

Demonstrators confronted Democratic leaders over US support for Israel. Protesters and police clashed outside Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington in November 2023; participants disputed police accounts of the confrontation.[6] Protesters repeatedly interrupted Biden's campaign events in 2024, including a Virginia abortion-rights rally and a New York fundraiser.[13][14] At a North Carolina healthcare event, Biden said demonstrators had a point about Gaza's lack of medical care.[15] During the August Democratic National Convention, clashes near Chicago's Israeli consulate led to at least 55 arrests, according to Associated Press reporting.[4]

Two acts of self-immolation also drew attention to opposition to the war. A protester was critically injured outside Israel's consulate in Atlanta in December 2023, authorities said.[9] An active-duty US Air Force member died after setting himself on fire outside Israel's embassy in Washington in February 2024.[16]

Supporting stories (16)
  1. Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attack
  2. Hundreds Arrested At Capitol During Protest Calling For Ceasefire In Israel-Hamas War
  3. Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’
  4. Protesters clash with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate on second night of DNC; reports of 72 arrests
  5. NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station
  6. Protesters near DNC clash with police during demonstration over Israel-Hamas war
  7. Pro-Palestine protesters shut down Bay Bridge
  8. More than 30 people arrested after pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupted Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
  9. Protester sets self on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta
  10. 325 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking NYC bridges, tunnel
  11. A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches
  12. Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York, Los Angeles
  13. Biden campaign tries to put abortion in the forefront. But pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted.
  14. Pro-Palestine protesters interrupt Biden fundraiser
  15. Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point'
  16. Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 39 recorded updates

August 2024

  1. Protesters clash with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate on second night of DNC; reports of 72 arrestsHeadline from Fox32 Chicago · 29 outlets

March 2024

  1. Protesters disrupt Easter Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, forcibly removed after ‘free Palestine’ chantsHeadline from New York Post · 6 outlets
  2. Pro-Palestine protesters interrupt Biden fundraiserHeadline from News Nation Now · 15 outlets
  3. Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point'Headline from NBC News · 5 outlets
  4. SFO protest over Gaza creates chaos at airportHeadline from Foxla · 3 outlets
  5. Protesters interrupt Mayor Bowser, call for cease-fire in Gaza during DC art festival kickoff eventHeadline from WTOP Washington DC · 4 outlets
  6. Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza abruptly ended Adam Schiff's victory partyHeadline from Los Angeles Times · 5 outlets

February 2024

  1. Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DCHeadline from The Eagle · 69 outlets
  2. Man set himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington: what we knowHeadline from Newsweek · 11 outlets
  3. Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with scores of arrestsHeadline from Triblive · 8 outlets

January 2024

  1. Biden campaign tries to put abortion in the forefront. But pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted.Headline from CBS News · 6 outlets
  2. A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marchesHeadline from WFMZ Allentown · 24 outlets
  3. 325 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking NYC bridges, tunnelHeadline from UPI · 18 outlets
  4. Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block traffic in SeattleHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 8 outlets
  5. Jewish protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire shut down California assemblyHeadline from Al Jazeera · 5 outlets

December 2023

  1. Access to busy NYC airport's international terminal restricted due to pro-Palestinian protestHeadline from KOB 4 · 11 outlets
  2. Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York, Los AngelesHeadline from Thv11 · 15 outlets
  3. Protesters block traffic near LAX to demand Gaza Strip cease-fireHeadline from Los Angeles Times · 5 outlets

November 2023

  1. Protester sets self on fire outside Israeli consulate in AtlantaHeadline from Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 22 outlets
  2. Pro-Palestinian protesters target Christmas tree lightingsHeadline from Newsweek · 5 outlets
  3. Rockefeller Center tree lighting interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters, leading to arrestsHeadline from amNewYork · 6 outlets
  4. Cynthia Nixon Participates In Hunger Strike Demanding Israel-Hamas CeasefireHeadline from Deadline · 6 outlets
  5. More than 30 people arrested after pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupted Macy’s Thanksgiving Day paradeHeadline from Local News 8 · 23 outlets
  6. Protesters near DNC clash with police during demonstration over Israel-Hamas warHeadline from KHOU Houston · 29 outlets
  7. Police make arrests after protest over Israel-Hamas war outside Democratic headquartersHeadline from AL.com · 7 outlets

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