Hundreds attend rally Tuesday night in solidarity with Israel | 24CA News
While the Israel-Gaza battle intensifies abroad, lots of gathered outdoors the Asper Jewish Community Campus Tuesday night time for a rally in solidarity with Israel.
The crowd sang and waved Israeli flags as a number of politicians spoke and inspired the neighborhood to remain resilient.
“The foundation of the Jewish community is strong,’ said Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr. “Its strength has helped us to overcome centuries of persecution and this time will be no different.”
President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, Gustavo Zentner, says it was an opportunity for his folks to return collectively and categorical their shared feelings.
“We are hurting, we are shaken by what happened and we are really in dismay and disbelief,” Zentner stated.
The rally was peaceable as Winnipeg police had been readily available to make sure public security and cope with site visitors points.
The Jewish neighborhood in Winnipeg reacted all through the day as Rabbi Matt Leibl says if you already know somebody who’s Jewish, you must allow them to know they’ve a shoulder to lean on.
“You feel sick, you feel broken, you feel sad, angry, everything all at once,” Leibl stated. “And when you know people, you can understand why this becomes so charged emotionally for people on all sides because it’s been going on for so long, generationally you know people in your grandparent’s generation, your parent’s generation, your generation.”
Ramsey Zeid is the president of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba.
He feels the scenario is just going to worsen and says he’s deeply involved about his family members.
“This has been going on for years. Anytime there is any life that’s taken or anybody that’s injured, it’s terrible,” Zeid stated. “But there’s been Palestinian lives that have been injured and taken for a number of years and the world has been silent about it.”
