Publicado em 19/11/2012 por jewishjournal
As many as 1,400 demonstrators turned up on the afternoon of Nov. 18 to support Israel, according to police on the scene. They came in the wake of the recent violence between Israel and Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.
For approximately one week, Israel has responded to ongoing, indiscriminate Palestinian rocket fire with targeted air strikes aimed at killing Hamas military leaders and destroying weapons caches.
The demonstration was organized by the pro-Israel organizations Stand With Us, the Israeli-Leadership Council (ILC) and the Zionist Organization of America-Western Region (ZOA).
Jews of all denominations came out for the rally, staged outside the Westwood Federal Building at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue, including Americans, Israelis and Jews of Iranian heritage.
About 100 pro-Palestinian supporters held a counter-demonstration across the street, on the north side of Wilshire Boulevard.
