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We Rallied as They Protested
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here’s strength in num-
bers.
” No truer words 
were ever spoken, 
especially regarding the Jewish 
and Zionist community. On 
Sunday, July 14, 
my mom and I 
joined a pro-Israel 
rally that took 
place in front of 
the Zekelman 
Holocaust Center 
in Farmington 
Hills. Initially, it 
was in response to a planned 
pro-Palestine protest, but that 
message must not have made 
it far across their community 
because they barely had any 
members there. 
“Show some pride in what 
you’re supporting,
” I yelled 
across the street to those who 
were hiding their faces behind 
keffiyehs and surgical masks. 

While waving my Israeli flag 
high above my head, I looked 
at those around me. Some held 
“Bring Them Home Now” 
signs, while others had signs 

calling out Hamas as the true 
evil in this war. 
Everyone had some form 
of an Israeli flag waving high 
above their head; from a flag 

representing the IDF Air 
Force Division to a half-USA/
half-Israeli flag to my family’s 
Jerusalem flag and everything 
in between. 

Shayla 
Mostyn

PURELY COMMENTARY

1942 - 2024

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J
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About 300 
people came 
to rally for 
Israel in front of 
the Zekelman 
Holocaust Center 
on July 14.

