Key takeaways:
- Indiana University student Jared Cohen and other students joined together to speak out in support of Israel.
- President Biden expressed his hope for “less intrusive action relative to hospitals” in the Gaza Strip.
- The March for Israel was an opportunity for students and other supporters to come together and speak out in support of Israel.
Indiana University student Jared Cohen, 21, and other students joined together to speak out in support of Israel on Monday. Cohen expressed his dismay at the “anti-Israel propaganda” and language questioning whether Israel was responsible for the Oct. 7 attacks.
President Biden also weighed in on the situation, saying that hospitals in the Gaza Strip “must be protected” after the World Health Organization called the situation for patients at the Palestinian territory’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, “dire and perilous.” Biden added that he hopes there will be “less intrusive action relative to hospitals.”
Tahl Ben-Yehuda, 53, a cantor from Overland Park, Kansas, attended the March for Israel to lend her voice to denounce antisemitism. She also wanted to be a voice for her two cousins, Keith and Aviva Siegel, who had been taken by Hamas.
Israeli and U.S. officials have both noted that Hamas has a long history of positioning weapons and fighters in civilian homes, schools and hospitals.
The March for Israel was an opportunity for students and other supporters to come together and speak out in support of Israel. The participants hope that their voices will be heard and that the situation in the Gaza Strip will improve.
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