At the White House, hundreds pleaded: “How dare you use my grief to justify killing innocent civilians in my name?”
the Trump administration’s U.S. ambassador to Israel, David M. Friedman, about a rally and protest held in Washington, D.C. on Monday. “American Jews Say: CEASEFIRE NOW!,” the graphic promoting the rally read. “STOP GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS.”
It also followed messages from several Israelis who had survived Hamas’ attack or lost a loved one to it, and who called for an end to violence anyway. Yonatan Ziegen, son of missing peace activist Vivian Silver,by Noy Katsman, brother of Chaim Katsman, the anti-occupation activist killed by Hamas. Maoz Inon, a peace activist who lost both his parents,, a particularly fatal and tragic attack following a week of bloodshed in Gaza.
“Jewish grief is being used as a weapon to call for the imminent destruction of Gaza—by politicians, by so-called justice organizations. And mainstream media largely conveys the false narrative that all Jewish people support the state of Israel and its actions,” Hannah Wolfman-Arent, the baker behind Velvel Breads , explained.Wolfman-Arent shared the rally’s announcement on Velvel Breads’ Instagram page.
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