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THOUSANDS TO GATHER AGAINST OBAMA’S PUSH AGAINST ISRAEL - RABBIS, JEWISH LEADERS TO JOIN THOUSANDS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL CONSULATE THIS SUNDAY

Thousands of American Jews are expected to gather this Sunday at 1 PM outside of the Israeli Consulate, located at 800 Second Avenue (42nd Street & 2nd Avenue) to protest President Barack Obama’s scapegoating of Israel and his increasingly hostile anti-Israel proposals, and actions. Numerous rabbis and heads of Jewish organizations will also be present.

“We are outraged that President Obama is scapegoating Israel and wants to expel Jews from their homes in Jerusalem. President Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton show more anger about a Jewish family building a home in Jerusalem than Iran building a nuclear bomb,” states Beth Gilinsky of the Jewish Action Alliance. “Vast segments of the Jewish community will not tolerate the President’s continuing attacks on Israel. Grassroots Jewry will not be silent.”

Protesters will raise large signs that read: “Jerusalem: Israel’s United and Eternal Capital,” “Hillary Clinton: Pressure Iran, Not Israel!”, “Obama: Stand up for America, Stop Bowing to Saudi Kings!”, and “Obama: Jews Will Not Be Silent.”

A taped statement by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, who has vigorously expressed his shock and displeasure with President Obama’s hostility toward Israel, will be played to attendees.

The rally is being sponsored by the Jewish Action Alliance, an organization well known for activism and speaking out on issues of Jewish security. The event will be MC’d by radio talk show host Steve Malzberg and columnist Rabbi Aryeh Spero. It is endorsed by AISH Center, Americans for a Safe Israel, Artists 4 Israel, Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, Christians and Jews United for Israel, Coalition for Israel, Crown Heights Women for the Security and Integrity of Israel; Dr. Joseph Frager, Jerusalem Reclamation Project; Assemblyman Dov Hikind; IsraelAlive; Israel Day Concert in the Park; Jewish Political Education Foundation; Dr. Michael Ledeen of Center for Defense of Democracies; Unity Coalition for Israel; Dr. Herbert London of The Hudson Institute; AMCHA, Coalition for Jewish Concerns; Stand With Us; Endowment for Middle East Truth; World Committee for the Land of Israel; Zionist Organization of America; Z Street; and many other Jewish, Christian and Hindu groups.