Roughly two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday blocked the entrance to Valero Energy Corp.’s headquarters off the Loop 1604 access road on the Northwest Side, snarling traffic for nearly two hours as they chanted against the oil refining company selling fuel used by the Israeli military. “Not another nickel, not another dime,” the group yelled, as some sat cross-legged by the headquarters’ entry road, “no more money for Israel’s crimes.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic into Chicago airport, causing headaches for travelers The A15 protesters say that military machinery, such as helicopters, that has contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza was powered by fuel made by Valero. San Antonio protesters sat or laid in the roadway to halt traffic near the oil refiner’s campus starting at about 8 a.m.
Pro-Palestinian protesters target San Antonio mayor, council member The Israeli offensive has killed more than 33,700 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count, but it says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.