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San Francisco, California, USA
Indian tricolor waving alongside Israeli flag in San Francisco.
Indian group joins Unity March in San Francisco in opposition to antisemitism, displaying highly effective solidarity
In a show of solidarity, members of the Indian group within the US stood alongside others in San Francisco on Sunday as they joined the “unity march” in opposition to rising circumstances of antisemitism.
Sunday’s march for the Jewish group was in response to rising incidents of anti-semitism nationwide within the wake of Israel’s conflict in opposition to Hamas in Gaza. Israel’s Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon stated he was moved by the help prolonged to the Jewish group by the Indian diaspora.
“So transferring. Obtained it from a buddy within the US. Indian group got here to indicate its solidarity with the Jewish group yesterday in #SanFrancisco within the Unity March in opposition to #Antisemitism. Jews and Indians going hand in hand Israel and India,” Ambassador Gilon stated in a put up on X.
The unity march commenced on the Embarcadero Plaza and concluded at Metropolis Corridor, Fox’s KTU reported. The march aimed to unite the Northern California Jewish group and its supporters. This got here as two-thirds of Jewish Individuals felt much less safe in late 2023 than they did a 12 months earlier, based on a survey largely carried out after the Hamas assault on Israel on Oct. 7, based on a report by Reuters information company.
The American Jewish Committee, an advocacy group, final month stated the survey was primarily based on phone and on-line interviews from Oct. 5 to Nov. 21. Rights teams have famous an increase in antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias, within the US since Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, sparking Israel’s offensive within the Gaza Strip that has killed greater than 30,000.
Some 63 % of Jewish Individuals stated US Jews have been much less safe than a 12 months earlier. About 34 % stated safety was the identical as in 2022 and three % felt US Jews have been safer. The survey had 1,528 members, Jews aged 18 or older, the group stated.
(With company inputs)
