Thousands rally for Israel in Paris, Rome and Madrid
- 9 years ago
Thousands of people demonstrated in Rome, Paris and Madrid on Sunday in solidarity with Israel, as the Jewish state experiences weeks of escalating violence and daily terror attacks.
Demonstrators waved Israeli flags and sang the Israeli national anthem, "HaTikva," with one of the children performing Israeli singer David D'or's "Tishmor Al Haolam" .
The French rally, also organized by the Jewish community and the Union of French Jewish students , was attended by approximately 4,000 people, among them heads of the Jewish community and French politicians.
When we do not recognize the right of a country to defend itself against attacks with a knife, gun, and cars being rammed into people, it is the same as not recognizing its legitimacy," said Sacha Reingewirtz, the President of UEJF, standing at a podium adorned with a banner "French and Israelis united against terrorism."
Demonstrators waved Israeli flags and sang the Israeli national anthem, "HaTikva," with one of the children performing Israeli singer David D'or's "Tishmor Al Haolam" .
The French rally, also organized by the Jewish community and the Union of French Jewish students , was attended by approximately 4,000 people, among them heads of the Jewish community and French politicians.
When we do not recognize the right of a country to defend itself against attacks with a knife, gun, and cars being rammed into people, it is the same as not recognizing its legitimacy," said Sacha Reingewirtz, the President of UEJF, standing at a podium adorned with a banner "French and Israelis united against terrorism."