A crowd of more than 3,000 closed down Wilshire Boulevard in front of the Israeli Consulate in mid-city Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, June 6, to show support for Israel and listen to speeches by state, city and community leaders.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, along with the Israeli Consulate, convened a community meeting Wednesday evening, June 2, to plan what they hope will be a large rally on Sunday, June 6, to support Israel. The rally will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday in front of the consulate at 6380 Wilshire Boulevard.
On May 27, Farah Pandith, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s special representative to Muslim communities, was part of a forum hosted by the Levantine Cultural Center on strengthening diplomatic ties between the United States and the Middle East.
An hour before the start of Jeff Garlin’s recent stand-up show at Upright Citizens Brigade in Hollywood, a huge line had formed around the block on Franklin Avenue, obstructing the entrances to adjacent cafes and a clothing store.\n
The Los Angeles community mobilized to show support of Israel in the wake of the flotilla crisis. A pro-Israel rally took place beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, outside the Turkish consulate on Wilshire Boulevard.
Jacob Dayan, consul general of Israel in Los Angeles, held a news conference at his home on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, following Israel’s raid on a flotilla off the coast of Gaza Sunday night. When the ships, which were sailing from Turkey, attempted to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, Israeli soldiers boarded the convoy and a violent clash ensued, leaving at least nine pro-Palestinian activists dead and numerous Israeli soldiers injured.