Gaza Strip protest

Olaa Yacoub, of Schererville, Ind., takes part in a chant during a protest against a recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, July 17, 2014, on the steps of the St. Joseph County Courthouse in downtown South Bend. Yacoub drove more than an hour from Schererville to South Bend with a group of friends to take part in the protest. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A protestor holds an American flag during a protest against a recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, July 17, 2014, on the steps of the St. Joseph County Courthouse in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A protest organizer leads the group in a chant during a protest against a recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, July 17, 2014, on the steps of the St. Joseph County Courthouse in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)