Excellent points. I quit believing in protests in America after the failure of the protest movement to stop two Iraq wars. That's why I write books now:

https://fugitivedreams.us/

Perhaps the expenditure on protests can be better spent promoting Palestinian literature so Americans can begin to see Palestinians as humans, instead of angry protestors?

The way it stands now, a protest serves as a venue for the 1000+ pro-Palestine groups to advertise to the members of the other 1000+ pro-Palestine groups.