Israel protest appears at Nashville Predators game at Bridgestone Arena. What we know.
On Nov. 7, an Israel protest group called "2026 Freedom Convoy" appeared at the Nashville Predators game vs St. Louis Blues. Here's what we know.
A political protest condemning Israel occurred during a Nashville Predators game against the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on November 7. Two fans in section 104 displayed a sign reading "Israel Kills" during the second period of the game. An usher and two other fans quickly removed the sign after the brief protest. The protest group, known as 2026 Freedom Convoy, is responsible for the incident and had also held a similar protest at a Blues game on October 22.
The protest movement originated as a convoy in Los Angeles on October 16, with stops planned in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chicago, Illinois, and Washington D.C., its final destination. The group is now returning to Los Angeles. Nashville was not initially on the group's planned destinations, according to their website. Blues chairman Tom Stillman issued a statement condemning antisemitic rhetoric, calling the hate messages displayed at the game last Thursday "unfortunate and unforgivable" and not representative of the team's fans or fans of Nashville.
The group responded to Stillman's statement with a statement on their Instagram, stating that Blues fans have the right to question why their tax dollars fund Israel's actions in Palestine.
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