1141=11111 - — .1111.- - Special Report GRASSROOTS RALLY With Israel from page 16 Peek-a-bootique I 50% OFF ALL Kids' SWIMWEAR Hersh's I 30% OFF ENTIRE STORE!!! Sundance I SANDALS Great Selection just $24.90 Marguerite I 40% OFF ALL CASUAL WEAR, Selected Cocktail & Evening Wear 50% OFF Selected In-Stock Jewelry & 25% OFF One-of-a-Kind Vintage Jewelry Rear Ends I 25% OFF STORE WIDE. LARGE Selection 40% — 80% OFF Frames Unlimited I 20% OFF New Custom or Ready-Made Framing Orders, Expires 6/19/10 Ruby's Balm I 40% OFF ALL Spring/Summer LINGERIE C!oset NV I 40% OFF ALL Spring/Summer Fashions Marked with Red Dots Chicos I Up to 50% OFF Selected Merchandise c. EN orchard lake road south of maple. ; west bloomfield Pastor Bob and Geri Clinton of Nashville, Mich., drove 100 miles to stand with the Jewish community. people noting they got several e-mails and passed them along. Rumors that counter-protesters from Dearborn were expected brought the pro-Israel organizers and about two dozen others to the busy West Bloomfield intersection 45 minutes before the demonstration officially began at 4:30 p.m. By 5 p.m., the pro- Israel group of activists had swelled to more than 250 people and continued to grow. Members of the West Bloomfield Police Department kept a close eye on the corner. Outside of a few folks who drove by and expressed their opposition with shouts or gestures, there were no problems. Demonstrators were heart- ened by the turnout as well as the sup- port they got from passing drivers. 3.747p ita INLIE , SO. N GREAT RATES FLEXIBLE TERMS BEST SERVICE Standing With Israel Pastor Bob Clinton, 82, and his wife, Geri, arrived early, having driven about 100 miles from Nashville, Mich., a vil- lage west of Lansing, to stand with the Jewish community in support of Israel. Clinton, who described his beliefs as Baptist/evangelical, said he and his wife decided to come as soon as they heard about it earlier that afternoon on Michigan Public Radio. "We love Israel and we know they have a right to exist and defend them- We can help with your auto loan! Simply give us a call at 248.661.3375, visit us online at cuone.org/auto, or stop into our West Bloomfield branch. West Bloomfield 6515 W. Maple Road Located at the corners of Maple and Drake Roads cuone.org 248.661.3375 Fira Federally iraured up to 5250.000 *Annual percentage rate. Rate based on credit approval. Conditions apply. 1602550 18 June 17 • 2010 selves:' Clinton said. "We know Israel will win because there are prophetic verses that say Jerusalem will be at the center of the world:' Clinton says people don't know what is really going on and he blames the news media. "The problem we see is the news media are slanted so people who learn from them don't get the facts Irving Ginsberg of Farmington Hills says his government job, from which he recently retired, prevented him from going public with his support of Israel. But on June 8, he arrived early for the demonstration and waved Israeli and American flags. "I see the United Nations hasn't done well by Israel and that the Obama administration has been slow to act in support of Israel against the terrorist regimes in the Middle Ease,' Ginsberg said. "I think it's important for people to show support for the only democracy in the Middle East; since Europe won't do it, the United States has to:' The crowd was made up of people of all ages, with many families attend- ing together. Lisa Lis of Farmington Hills attend- ed with her teenaged son, Aviv. "The facts and truth need to be heard:' she insisted. "We need to share exactly what happened and not let the events be falsified." With Israel on 20