Anti-Israel activists block roadways at O'Hare, forcing travelers to walk a fair distance to try to catch their planes



Many anxious travelers left their cars and walked from the interstate to their terminals at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago after anti-Israel activists blocked the entryways to the airport in hopes of sending a message about the war in Gaza.

At around 8:30 a.m., dozens of protesters reportedly sat across the roadways at the entrances of terminals one, two, and three at the airport to keep cars from passing through. According to an Instagram post from Chicago Dissenters, the activists were there to "disrupt Boeing’s operations" and "demand an end to the U.S. government’s arming of the Israeli regime."

A woman from Chicago Dissenters accused Boeing of "sending fighter jets [and] bombs to support Israel's bombardment of Gaza," which she called "an act of genocide." The protesters are "putting their body on the line" to "free Palestine," she insisted with glee.

"From the river to the sea, a Palestine will be free in OUR lifetimes," a message in the post added.


"There will be NO business as usual while Palestinians suffer at the hands of American funded bombing by Israel," another Instagram post from the group stated.

An X post from the airport confirmed that "protest activity" had disrupted normal airport operations and warned passengers that traffic in and around the area might be "substantially delayed" as a result. The airport advised passengers to use other means of transportation, including the CTA Blue Line train, to get to their terminals.

However, those who were already in their cars when the disruptions began had few options. Many simply grabbed their luggage and huffed their way to the terminals.

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Google Maps indicates that the distance from I-190, where many of them were stranded, to the terminal is not insubstantial:

Screenshot of Google Maps

Not only did the activists intentionally inconvenience everyone at the airport on Monday morning, but the woman in the Chicago Dissenters post even showed disdain for their safety, bragging that so many were "leaving the cars and walking up the I-90 highway." Thankfully, there have been no reports of injuries.

Though the woman said that the activists would not leave until others "removed" them, the protest was disbanded within about 45 minutes. Vehicular traffic then resumed, but cars were so backed up that travel times were still likely delayed.

Whether traffic patterns have yet returned to normal is unclear, though Chicago is notorious for traffic congestion. FOX 32 reached out to state and local police, some of whom were on the scene during the demonstrations, for more information.

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President Biden caught on video flagrantly violating mask mandate. Again.



President Joe Biden was caught not wearing a mask while shopping at a Massachusetts store that explicitly required face coverings to be worn inside. This is not the first time that the Democratic president was spotted violating an indoor mask mandate.

President Biden was shopping inside Murray's Toggery Shop in Nantucket on Saturday. Video shows Biden inside the crowded upscale clothing store with his face mask around his neck. The angle of the video perfectly juxtaposes the maskless president with a large sign on the door of the store that reads: "REQUIRED FACE COVERING." It appears that everyone else in the store is wearing a mask.

Biden is caught not wearing a mask in a store that requires facemasks while shopping in Nantucket on Saturday.pic.twitter.com/IMeGqsuRfW
— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com) 1638060311
How many times has Biden lectured us on wearing a mask?pic.twitter.com/rq0IwO7eGJ
— Jake Schneider (@Jake Schneider) 1638062479

Besides the can't-miss sign requiring face coverings on the front door, Murray's Toggery Shop's Google Map listing states that the store requires patrons to wear masks.

The island of Nantucket reinstituted an indoor mask mandate on Nov. 18 after there was "increased prevalence of the virus in island sewage," according to the Nantucket Magazine.

The state of Massachusetts COVID-19 guidelines states: "Fully vaccinated individuals are advised to wear a mask or face covering when indoors (and not in your own home) if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or if someone in your household has a weakened immune system, is at increased risk for severe disease, or is an unvaccinated adult."

Joe Biden is 79-years-old.

In October, Biden was busted flouting Washington, D.C.'s mask mandate while dining at a swanky seafood restaurant.

In May, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden ditched wearing face masks when visiting former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter – ages 97 and 94, respectively.

In November, Biden was seen mingling with members of the public without a mask before putting it on for a photo-op.

In June 2020, Biden told KDKA that masks "make a gigantic difference."

"The one thing we do know is these masks make a gigantic difference," Biden said. "I would insist that everybody out in public be wearing that mask. Anyone to reopen would have to make sure that they walked into a business that had masks."

At the time, the then-candidate Biden said, "I would do everything possible to make it required that people had to wear masks in public."

Biden joins a long list of Democrats who flouted COVID-19 rules.

Democrats who broke their own coronavirus guidances include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Washington, D.C. Mayor (D) Muriel Bowser, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Biden's special envoy on climate John Kerry, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Los Angeles County supervisor Sheila Kuehl.