On the 16th of February, Palestinians and their allies gathered in front of City Hall in Orlando, Florida. After some rousing speeches about the horrors inflicted by Israel on Gaza, marchers set off through downtown Orlands.

Bike cops dogged the march, which remained on sidewalks due to menacing new laws about protests in Florida. At first, the cops attempted to use their bikes to cut the march when walk signs changed, but this was resisted by keeping the back of the march tight and difficult to ride through. Soon the cops gave up on that form of harassment, though they continued riding next to the march.

A similar march against Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was not bothered. The cops moved to separate the two groups as the pro-Palestine march passsed, even though some of the Palestinian marchers made it plain they supported Ukraine’s resistance as well.

Like the residents of Gaza, the residents of Ukraine are defending their homes from an armed invasion. No doubt the reason their march was not bothered is that Biden hasn’t sided with Russia in Ukraine. Trump probably will, and that may bring the police down on Ukraine marches as well.