Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause held competing rallies in several American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds…
In New York City, a skirmish broke out between opposing demonstrators near the United Nations compound after a large group of Palestinian supporters rallied in Times Square. Palestinian Americans protested outside theconsulates in Atlanta and Chicago. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Jewish community gathering to support Israel at a synagogue in San Francisco.
“We want to show the world that when Palestine rises up in resistance, the diaspora rises with it,” Munir Atalla, of the Palestinian Youth Movement, said before the scuffle. “We're here because we think everyone in the United States is funding Israeli apartheid," said Natalie Villasana, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She said U.S. military aid would be better spent on problems in the United State, although demonstrators also argued that Hamas' actions were justified by Israeli actions.
Dozens gathered for a Defend Israel Emergency Rally in Fort Lauderdale as they stood in solidarity for the Jewish Community and Israel.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in many American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East. Palestinian Americans planned to rally Sunday outside of the Israeli consulates in in Atlanta and Chicago. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to lead a Jewish community gathering in support of Israel at a synagogue in San Francisco. A pro-Palestinian march was planned for Times Square Sunday afternoon. Democra
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in many American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attackSupporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East
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