Today is the day of the giant pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected, even though preparations began only six days ago. Planes and buses have been chartered by Jewish and Christian groups from all over the country, as well as parts of Canada. For information on transportation to the rally, see \"www.ou.org\". Among the participating organizations (others appeared in previous Arutz-7 reports) are:



*Aish HaTorah New York - 5 buses

* University of Wisconsin-Madison - 2 buses

* Northwestern University - one bus

* Penn State U - one bus

* Ulpana High School, Toronto

*Boro Park Y - 4 buses

* Memphis, TN and Margolin Hebrew Academy - two buses.

* Highland Park/Edison - 8 buses.

* Beth Israel in Miami Beach - a plane.



Other rallies in support of Israel were held yesterday in:

Tyler, Texas (population: 83,000; Jewish community - 150-200; number of participants at rally: over 500); Houston, Texas;

Boca Raton, Florida: 8,000 participants - two chartered planes left the rally for the Washington rally;

Tampa Bay, Florida;

University of South Florida (this Wednesday);

and elsewhere.



Next Sunday a large demonstration is scheduled for Ottawa, Canada, demanding that the Canadian government stand by Israel.