MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
Thousands march in support of Israel in Washington
Thousands of people have rallied in support of Israel on Washington’s National Mall, calling for the hostages held in Gaza to be freed and pressing for Hamas to be crushed.
The “March for Israel” in front of the US Capitol building comes after several large pro-Palestinian protests across America and growing reservations among members of the Biden administration over the conduct of the war.
“I’m here as an Israeli to show the world that we have to deal with the terrorists and the extremists,” said Marco Abbou, who grew up in Ashdod near the Gaza border, but has lived in the US for 25 years.
“There must be no talk of a ceasefire until all the hostages are out, every last one of them, and
