This is the Forward’s coverage of protests and demonstrations relating to Jewish issues.
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Fast Forward British Supermarket Branch Removes Kosher Items Over Fear of Anti-Israel Protests
A branch of a popular British supermarket chain removed kosher items from its shelves over fears of attacks by anti-Israel protesters. The Sainsbury’s branch in Holborn in central London emptied its kosher section on Saturday as anti-Israel protesters demonstrated outside of the store, the Guardian reported on Sunday. The protest occurred at the same time…
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Fast Forward Gaza Deal Reached for New 72-Hour Truce
A Palestinian official said on Sunday agreement had been reached on a new 72-hour Gaza ceasefire. There was no immediate confirmation from Israel or Hamas, the dominant movement in the Gaza Strip, that a truce had been agreed. “The Israeli and the Palestinian sides have agreed to the new 72-hour truce to begin serious negotiations…
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Fast Forward Small Israel Rally Slams Gaza War
More than 150 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against a Gaza war entering its second month, in defiance of a police ban on the assembly that cited military restrictions on public gatherings in cities within range of rocket fire. The relatively small turnout was similar to the numbers that have shown up for…
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Israel News American Jews Rally Mostly to Israel’s Side as Gaza Conflict Rages — Minority Objects
On a different day, Max Segall and Simone Zimmerman might have been protesting together for some other cause. Both are young, liberal American Jews educated by religious day schools. Both advocate progressive causes. But on July 29, Segall, a junior at New York University, showed up to support Israel at a big rally in New…
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Israel News Jews March in New York Rally Against Israel War in Gaza
Holding signs emblazoned with slogans like “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” and “New York Jews Say: Not in Our Name,” hundreds of protesters marched through lower Manhattan on Thursday demanding an end to American support for Israel’s operation in Gaza. The event was one of many held in the U.S. and around the world as part of…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israelis Clash With Police at Demonstration Against Operation in Gaza
Arab-Israeli protesters clashed with police at a demonstration in Nazareth against Israel’s military operation in Gaza. About 200 protesters threw rocks and glass bottles at police, according to reports on the demonstration Monday night in the northern Israeli city. Ten demonstrators were arrested. Some 3,000 Arab-Israelis attended the rally. Among those involved in clashes with…
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Fast Forward More Than 3,000 People Attend Pro-Israel Rallies in 3 Australian Cities
More than 3,000 people demonstrated in support of Israel at rallies in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. In Melbourne, a piercing siren shattered the silence Sunday as about 2,000 people joined a “Code Red” rally. Dr. Danny Lamm, president of the Zionist Federation of Australia, told the crowd, “Israel faces a battle on three fronts —…
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News 600 Rally for Israel as Gaza War Expands
More than 600 people turned out for a rally for Israel in central Washington D.C., cheering Jewish and Christian clergy and lawmakers who pledged to stand with Israel during the Gaza conflict. Speakers at the rally Thursday in Farragut Square, just blocks from the White House, called for an end to the barrage of missiles…
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