Major Jewish advocacy groups are planning a demonstration at the White House to protest President Biden’s change in policy on Israel’s attack on Gaza.
The Orthodox Union, which represents more than 1,000 synagogues in the United States, is collecting 180,000 letters to be delivered to the White House on April 3, the 180th day since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began.
“180,000 letters have been sent to the White House asking the president to take meaningful steps to support Israel without compromising the war effort, combat anti-Semitism, and secure the release of Israeli and American hostages.” handed over,” the Orthodox Union told Fox News Digital.
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Pictured is the White House in Washington DC. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Orthodox Union, one of the country’s largest Jewish advocacy groups, is soliciting letters of protest from its network of synagogues across the country.
In addition, the Orthodox Union is partnering with the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), Chabad on Campus, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, Olami, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and others to meet its 180,000-person capacity. We are cooperating.
“We urge the Biden administration to stay the course and support Israel until the Hamas threat is eliminated,” Nathan Diament, executive director of public policy for the Orthodox Coalition, said in a statement.
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President Joe Biden arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport and was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
He continued, “We believe this effort will bring much-needed attention to the urgency of ending the suffering of the hostages, bringing them home, and eliminating the Hamas threat once and for all.” ” he said.
The Orthodox Union initially showed support for the Biden administration in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.
However, the group has become increasingly concerned about the government’s qualified support for continued attacks in Gaza, which recently led the United States to abstain from a UN Security Council vote on calling for an immediate ceasefire.
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Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Palestinian Territories, Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip line up on the Egyptian side outside the Rafah border crossing. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up plans to invade the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite the Biden administration’s fierce opposition on humanitarian grounds.
Asked about the outcome of the Rafah invasion, Vice President Kamala Harris told ABC: “We’ve had many conversations and we’ve made it clear on every point that a large-scale military operation in Rafah is a big mistake.” “It was,” he said. “Let me tell you something, I looked at the map. There’s nowhere for those people to go.”
Asked if she was ruling out the consequences of launching an invasion despite U.S. protests, Harris said: “I haven’t ruled out anything.”
