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2,000 Activists Gather in Beverly Hills to Support Israel
The boisterous, flag-waving crowd composed of Israelis, American Jews, Christians and non-Jews of various denominations, was addressed by community and political leaders, writers, activists and political commentators.
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Under the banner of United Against Antisemitism, about 2,000 activists gathered in the heart of Beverly Hills on Sunday May 23 to show support for Israel amid the recent war that saw upwards of 4,000 rockets fired from Gaza on Israeli cities and towns before a ceasefire was declared on May 20.
The boisterous, flag-waving crowd composed of Israelis, American Jews, Christians and non-Jews of various denominations, was addressed by community and political leaders, writers, activists, political commentators as well as a pro-Israel teenager and former Miss Iraq, Sarah Idan.
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Apr. 21, 2021
Rarely, if ever, before has a Zionist youth movement boycotted an event featuring an Israeli ambassador.
But tonight, Noam, the youth movement affiliated with Conservative-Masorti Judaism, will be doing just that: Its members are refusing to participate in an online conversation, scheduled for this evening, with Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, because of her political and religious views. The event is being sponsored by Masorti Judaism in the U.K., its parent movement.
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