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November 14, 2023

Jewish-Led Protest on Capitol Hill Demands Lawmakers Support Gaza Ceasefire
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In Washington, D.C., dozens of rabbis were joined by spiritual leaders
and hundreds of others for a morning prayer and reading of the Torah in
front of the U.S. Capitol Monday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. After
the special Shacharit service, rabbis and supporters marched to
congressional offices, where they met with elected officials. This is
Congressmember Cori Bush.

Rep. Cori Bush: "We are rabbis. We are pastors. We are congressmembers.
We are surviving family members. We are human beings. And we are bound
by our faith to demand a ceasefire now, to demand an end to the violence
now, to demand that love and peace and justice and humanity reigns and
is at the center of all of our work now - not tomorrow, not next week,
not in a month, not in a year. Now. Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now!
Ceasefire now!"