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marybourg

(13,181 posts) Tue Nov 14, 2023, 06:43 PM Nov 2023

290,000 People Show Up for Historic Pro-Israel Rally

Organizers Claim.

I watched most of it, and while it was a stand with Israel rally, and an anti-antisemitism rally it was *not* an anti-Palestinian rally. Not by a long shot; there was plenty of compassion expressed for the Palestinian people, and a Muslim speaker, a Pakistani official, was very well received.

https://www.jta.org/2023/11/14/united-states/290000-people-show-up-for-historic-pro-israel-rally-in-dc-organizers-claim?utm_source=JTA_Maropost&utm_campaign=JTA_alert&utm_medium=email&mpweb=1161-64578-20856

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290,000 People Show Up for Historic Pro-Israel Rally (Original Post) marybourg Nov 2023 OP

Important story. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #1

I watched part of it, then had to leave. Glorfindel Nov 2023 #2

All the speakers I heard were excellent (except for Hogee, or whatever his name is. He marybourg Nov 2023 #4

There are hogs in Israel JoseBalow Nov 2023 #6

Thanks! Glorfindel Nov 2023 #7

birds of a feather JoseBalow Nov 2023 #8

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #3

And it looked like 90% of them were young! marybourg Nov 2023 #5

Yet most MSM headlines report tens of thousands MyMission Nov 2023 #9

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

1. Important story.

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 06:48 PM

Nov 2023

I think US Jews understand that Israel and Palestine need to find common ground.

Glorfindel

(9,918 posts)

2. I watched part of it, then had to leave.

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 07:02 PM

Nov 2023

I thought Senator Schumer did an excellent job of speaking. Even that rePuke female senator from Iowa made a good talk, though I'm not sure how happy she'd be in Israel with no hogs to castrate.

marybourg

(13,181 posts)

4. All the speakers I heard were excellent (except for Hogee, or whatever his name is. He

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 07:22 PM

Nov 2023

was obviously speaking out of both sides of his mouth). And it was incredibly well organized; the speakers came and went with almost military precision.

JoseBalow

(5,138 posts)

6. There are hogs in Israel

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 03:20 PM

Nov 2023

Pigs are bred, slaughtered and processed in Israel, and Israelis by the thousands consume pork products voraciously.

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/praise-the-lard-pig-farming-in-israel/

Glorfindel

(9,918 posts)

7. Thanks!

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 04:10 PM

Nov 2023

I had no idea. I guess Senator Ernst would feel right at home, then.

JoseBalow

(5,138 posts)

8. birds of a feather

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 04:14 PM

Nov 2023

wallow in shit together

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,421 posts)

3. This makes me smile

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 07:12 PM

Nov 2023

Link to tweet

marybourg

(13,181 posts)

5. And it looked like 90% of them were young!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 07:24 PM

Nov 2023

MyMission

(2,000 posts)

9. Yet most MSM headlines report tens of thousands

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2023, 11:37 PM

Nov 2023

Rather than hundreds of thousands, or almost 300,000 they all minimized the amount in their headlines about the event. At least NBC said "throngs of people." Only the Jewish news sources were reporting the real numbers in their headlines. That pissed me off.

Otherwise I was pleased and impressed at such a large turnout.
In solidarity I wore my Israeli flag pin, and watched the rally on line last night.

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