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We Rallied as They Protested
T
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
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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.