metro
Peaceful Rally
New organization of Jews and Christians
holds pro-Israel demonstration.
Jackie Headapohl
I Managing Editor
new group, Long Live Israel,
held a pro-Israel rally Sunday,
Aug. 9, from 1-3:30 p.m. in
West Bloomfield. About 100 people gath-
ered to raise their voices in support of the
Jewish State.
Long Live Israel is a new pro-Israel
organization made of Jews and Christians
that wants to show its love for Israel
through pro-Israel rallies throughout the
community. It was started a few weeks
ago by Metro Detroiter Michael Aldouby,
who lives with his wife, Cory, and attends
Bais Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield.
"I found that there is a great desire
among Jews and Christians to speak up
and have rallies:' he said. "I think togeth-
er we can be a very strong force?'
About 100 people came to show their
support for the Jewish state at the Aug. 9
rally, where they sang the Israeli and U.S.
A
national anthems, read psalms, prayed
for Israeli soldiers and chanted pro-Israel
slogans.
They played the sound of an air missile
siren so people could hear what Israeli
citizens are going through during the
prolonged period of rocket attacks from
Gaza. A Christian pastor also spoke to the
people gathered.
Aldouby added that the message they
wanted to send was that both Jews and
Christians who support Israel face a com-
mon enemy: Islamist extremists.
"We have no beef against Muslims:'
said Aldouby, who grew up in Manhattan
and graduated from Yeshiva University
High School and College. "We love all
people who are peaceful:'
Aldouby, an insurance salesman who
has an MBA from Pace University in New
York City, was active politically while
living in the Big Apple. "During the first
Gulf War, I organized a rally against
Saddam Hussein in front of the Iraqi
Mission to the U.N.," he said.
Jews and Christians gather in support of Israel.
"We feel now, more than ever, it's criti-
cal for our voices to be heard:' he added.
"When the Nazis were solidifying power,
very few people spoke out. People didn't
believe that the Nazis would do what they
said they would do. Hamas has stated
clearly that it wants to annihilate Israel.
ISIS has stated it wants to put its flag
on the White House. We should believe
them?'
Long Live Israel is planning to hold
more rallies in the coming weeks,
Aldouby said.
As Jews, it's important to pray, do
good deeds and learn Torah," he said.
"Now it's also critical to take to the
streets and be heard. We are in a pro-
paganda war, and the battlefield at this
point in on the streets. That is where we
are engaging?'
Another rally is tentatively scheduled
for Sept. 7. For more information, call
Aldouby at (734) 748-9621 or email
MikeAld@aol.com .
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