At the same time that the Jewish state started its third day of combat with Palestinian terrorists who launched a fatal attack on Saturday, a gathering in the hundreds gathered in Boston on Monday to demonstrate their support for Israel. The rally was organised by political leaders in the state of Massachusetts as well as area Jewish organisations.
The demonstration that took place on Monday took place two days after Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, overran Israel’s border defences and made an unexpected incursion into Israeli territory. Hamas controls the Gaza Strip.
As of the middle of the day on Monday, when the crowd gathered to demonstrate on the Boston Common, it was estimated that over 900 individuals had passed away in Israel. The United States Department of State reported that there were at least nine citizens of the United States among the dead. The Israeli authorities have reportedly stated that over 150 persons, including children, had been kidnapped as prisoners into Gaza. This information was obtained from the New York Times.
“Today, I have come to show my support for the Israeli people by taking this position here. “I am here today to say unequivocally that there is no justification for terrorism ever,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat representing Massachusetts in the United States Senate. In a later statement, she elaborated, saying, “Our job is to remind our friends in Israel and to remind people all around the world that we stand with Israel against this terrorist attack.”
On Saturday, the terrorist organisation known as Hamas carried out attacks on Israeli troops and massacres of civilians in villages close to the Gaza border. One of these massacres took place at a music festival, when it was estimated that over 260 people were slain.
“Israel has never stopped being there for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. “It has been here for us in our darkest hour,” Governor Maura Healey said to the crowd at Monday’s protest, referring to the Israeli trauma teams on whose training Boston medical professionals depended in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Healey was referring to the fact that the Israeli trauma teams had been present in Boston following the explosion.
“Now, the Israeli Jewish community is yet again in the midst of profound trauma,” Healey added. “This has been going on for quite some time.” “So therefore, we will always be here for you, just as you have always been here for us.”
Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and the Israeli-American Council were the organisations who were responsible for organising the event that took place on Monday. All of the leaders of the organisations gave speeches, as did Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Representative Jake Auchincloss of the United States Congress, Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, and other Jewish community leaders from the surrounding area.
Sunday marked the official declaration of war by Israel, and over the course of the weekend, the country summoned over 300,000 members of its military reserves to active service. In retaliation for rocket fire from Palestinian terrorists into Israeli cities, the Israeli military retaliated by conducting airstrikes against various sites within the Gaza Strip.
As of the beginning of the work week on Monday, it was estimated that more than one thousand Israelis and Palestinians had been slain since Saturday.
On Monday, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that he had given the order to impose a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip. He also stated that the Israeli government will turn off the electricity in the Palestinian territories and prevent the entry of food and gasoline.
