Anti-Israel (yes, anti-Israel, not just pro-Palestinian) protestors blocked access to Chicago O’Hare Airport earlier today, forcing travelers to abandon their automobiles and walk on foot to access the terminals.

Passengers Forced To Travel To Chicago O’Hare Airport On Foot After Roads Blocked By Anti-Israeli Protestors

These cowards praise Iran’s attack against Israel, deny the right of Israel to exist, and hide behind masks to shield their faces from accountability. This is not a peaceful protest protected by the US Constitution: this is an illegal protest blocking ingress and egress to one of the world’s busiest airports.

Shame on the Chicago Police Department for not breaking this up earlier and arresting these fools who mistakingly believe that they have a right to halt commerce to express their political viewpoint.

If you’re trying to get to Chicago O'Hare International Airport there are mobs of pro-Palestine protestors blocking the roads and @ChicagoMayor Brandon Johnson is doing nothing about it.

It’s complete mayhem in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/IDacKZhpBb

— Paul A. Szypula

(@Bubblebathgirl) April 15, 2024

Video posted by the anti-Israel protesters showing a closer look at the blockade for O’Hare Airport. pic.twitter.com/KawfTrcFfM

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) April 15, 2024

And if you think that I am against these protests because I am pro-Isareli, I likewise condemned similar protests in Los Angeles by the Armenian community in opposition to Azerbaijan’s aggression against Artsakh. I am highly sympathetic to that cause, but my analysis there was no different. Blocking roads and highways is an unacceptable form of protest and should be met with swift arrests.

Isn’t it ironic that the only death as a result of Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel was a 10-year-old Muslim girl (Israeli-Arab Bedouin)? I pray that cooler heads will prevail and that Israel will not launch an attack against the Islamic Republic, even though it would be justified…the only victor in that conflict would be the defense industry.

Somehow the Soviet Union and the West avoided a nuclear exchange…the theory of mutually assured destruction remains valid and should be invoked here, even if Israel has fancier weapons than Iran. Sure, Israel could destroy every major Iranian city, but then what? A regional war that would undermine the very premise of the operation in Gaza: keep Israel safe for Israelis.

What a world we live in. Pray for peace in the Middle East. Do be a thoughtful advocate for your cause, but seek dialogue with those whom you disagree with. And don’t block airport traffic.

image: @Rulio_Rosas11 / X // Hat Tip: View From The Wing