Abdullah Elagha holds up peace signs in support of Palestinians in Gaza as protesters march down Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Thatcher Memorial Fountain in City Park in support of Rafah, a southern city in the Gaza Strip that has seen deadly attacks this week by Israel ravage its tent cities. Led by the Colorado Palestine Coalition, made up of organizations such as Jewish Voice for Peace and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, among others, protesters marched through the streets near City Park for more than an hour, at one point causing police to shut down Colorado Boulevard between 17th Avenue and Colfax Avenue. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters yell, "Free Palestine," while marching in Denver on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Megaphones sit on the sidewalk as protest organizers finish setting up for a rally and march in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters flood Colorado Boulevard during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
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A father and son gather with a large crowd of protesters during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protest organizers tape pro-Palestinian signs to an umbrella before a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters hold up signs with pro-Palestinian messages in front of the Thatcher Memorial Fountain during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Abdullah Elagha watches as Denver Police Department officers arrive at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Abdullah Elagha begins the protest with a speech during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protest organizers lead chants as protesters march down 17th Avenue holding signs during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters flood 17th Avenue during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
A woman gets out of her car to angrily confront protest organizers for blocking the street during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Hundreds of signs displaying pro-Palestinian messages lay in the grass in City Park before a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters hold up signs reading, "END ALL U.S. AID TO ISRAEL," during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
A Denver Police Department cruiser blocks cars from using Colorado Boulevard as protesters approach the intersection during a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Protesters gather in the grass at City Park in preparation for a protest and march in response to recent Israeli military strikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
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By Zachary Spindler-Krage | zspindlerkrage@denverpost.com
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A large crowd gathered in City Park to march through the streets in response to recent Israeli military strikes on Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.
