I'm Gonna Love You, Come Rain or Come Shine: A NYC Pro-Israel Rally

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
April 25, 2010

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/759/pro-israel-rally

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Do rallies matter anymore? Do they "count?" Are internet-era leaders influenced by the assembly of peaceful but passionate citizens who have taken to the streets to air their grievances? Rallies are featured in so many movies that I wonder whether our leaders believe that the real thing is real and not part of a Hollywood movie.

Manhattan. A driving rain and raw weather did not stop three thousand people from turning out today to stand for Israel's right to exist and to determine its own fate. In these times, and on such a day, that is a significant number. These people did not come together to scream in hate, they did not vow to kill anyone as so many pro-Hamas, pro-Palestinian, pro-"peace" demonstrators routinely do. They came to express their love for Israel and their dismay and anger about America's recent mistreatment of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

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