Scores of "Free Palestine" protesters across the United States took to
the streets Monday to block major airports, highways, and bridges.
Those who are arrested will receive bail money and legal support from a
left-wing dark money behemoth funded by George Soros, an online
fundraising page shows.

The protests, which took place in dozens of U.S. cities including San
Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia, were organized by
A15 Action, a newly formed group that worked to "coordinate a multi-
city economic blockade on April 15 in solidarity with Palestine." The
group's website directs users to a "bail and legal defense fund" hosted
through ActBlue, the Democratic Party's online fundraising juggernaut.

Those who donate to the fund, the ActBlue page says, are sending money
to the Community Justice Exchange, which provides "money bail, court
fees and fines" and other legal services to "community-based
organizations � that contest the current operation and function of the
criminal legal and immigration detention systems." The exchange is a
project of the Tides Center, a left-wing dark money network funded by
Soros and other liberal billionaires.

The protesters, who organized the global event under the title A15,
targeted economic "choke points" with the express purpose of causing as
much financial disruption as possible, according to their website.

Southbound 880 at 7th blocked #A15 day if econ shutdown,
another shutdown on 880 elsewhere northbound
pic.twitter.com/wcBU49wcTV

� Jaime Omar Yassin (@hyphy_republic) April 15, 2024

Ahead of the protests, A15 said it identified "major choke points in
the economy" that it would "blockade" to "cause pain." The group listed
more than 50 participating cities, including Chicago, where dozens of
protesters shut down access to the O�Hare International Airport for
nearly an hour, forcing some travelers to walk with their luggage to
the airport.

Similar protests occurred in San Francisco�where protesters held up
traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge�and in Oakland, Calif., where
protesters blocked all lanes on Interstate 880. Philadelphia and New
York City also experienced disruptions.

At the A15 protest on Wall Street, protesters were photographed wearing
Hamas bandanas and flying Hezbollah flags. Banks located near the
protest were vandalized with red spray paint and graffiti that read
"Funder of Genocide" and "Free Gaza." Those protesters later blocked
the Brooklyn Bridge.

Outside the New York Stock Exchange for an anti-Israel rally,
a person waves the Hezbollah flag.@FrontlinesTPUSA @TPUSA
pic.twitter.com/CXEvltfWiC

� Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) April 15, 2024

Police across the country made dozens of arrests in connection with the
protests, with defendants set to receive support from Community Justice
Exchange.

"On April 15th, people from over 30 cities around the world will take
action to demand a free Palestine," A15's fundraising page reads.
"Donate here to support community members who are criminalized in the
U.S. for their solidarity with Palestine."

"Should the actions of the state result in the need for it, these funds
will be used for bail, legal defense, and support for defendants."

The Tides Center houses a variety of left-wing groups, including the
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. It funnels millions of
dollars from wealthy donors to those groups.

The center acts as a "fiscal sponsor" to a number of liberal
nonprofits, allowing the groups under its umbrella to avoid registering
with the IRS. Some of those groups are known for their anti-Israel
activism.

The Tides Center, for example, fiscally sponsors the Arab Resource and
Organizing Center, which last year organized a "direct action" protest
that attempted to block a U.S. military ship bound for Israel from
leaving a port in Washington. It also sponsors the Adalah Justice
Project, one of America�s most vocal Hamas apologists.

Soros and fellow liberal billionaire Pierre Omidyar are among the Tides
Center�s major donors.

"The Tides Center is as liberal and politically active as they come;
its entire purpose is to create new activist groups," Scott Walter,
president of the Capital Research Center, previously told the
Washington Free Beacon.

The Tides Center, ActBlue, Community Justice Exchange, and A15 did not
respond to requests for comment.

ActBlue�s website says its fundraising platform is only open to groups
whose "work is not at odds with values including, but not limited to,
social equality; women�s rights; LGBTQIA2S+ rights; racial justice;
diversity; freedom of speech; disability rights; and respect for
scientific inquiry, discovery, and data."

A15�s "mutual solidarity agreement" outlines ways in which protesters
are expected to "act in solidarity with each other in the face of
attacks from the media, politicians and the police and the Zionist
project." Activists are encouraged to avoid talking to police and are
not to "discourage or denounce each others [sic] plans because
solidarity means affinity, not ownership."

"If one city faces police repression, other cities will extend or
expand their blockades or initiate other actions in response if able to
the best of their abilities and capacity," the agreement says.

"We will not attack each other or each other's actions on social media
or to the press. We will hold a post-action debrief so that we can
raise principled critiques among ourselves in a constructive manner
rather than publicly."

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Let's go Brandon!