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Summary and Analysis of Protests by State and Number of Protesters

From October 8, 2023, to May 3, 2024, a total of 1,454 pro-Palestinian protests occurred in the U.S. California (170) and New York (154) had the highest number of protests and participants, followed by Massachusetts (111) , Pennsylvania (85) , Illinois (80) , Minnesota (54) , Michigan (53) , and North Carolina (48) .

Analysis of Protest Numbers and Participant Trends Over Time

The majority of protests had participant counts in the hundreds, whereas 93 protests drew thousands of participants. Notably, there was a significant increase in protests with thousands of participants during October, early March, and from mid April onwards.

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Khaled Mashal calls on Palestinians to protest in the streets

The bombing of Al-Ahli Hospital

The current wave of protests

Percentage of Violent Protests by Organizing Group

CAIR 20%

PYM 15%

DEM 12%

DSA 11%

JVP 8%

PSL 6%

SJP 5%

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