SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 19: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather to show support for Palestine in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on October 19, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
  • Violent clashes erupted between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters during an “All Out for Palestine” rally in San Francisco, which was co-sponsored by groups including San Francisco’s Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) and Jewish Voice for Peace.
  • The rallies, organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, took place in multiple North American cities, coinciding with increased violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
  • Demonstrators on both sides engaged in heated confrontations, with pro-Palestinian protesters praising attackers as “martyrs” and “resisters,” while pro-Israel demonstrators waved Israeli flags.
  • Some engaged in verbal and physical clashes, with police separating the groups. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East fueled tensions at the rally.