As thousands of people from all across the United States gather in New York for the Republican National Convention to nominate George W. Bush for a second term as President of the U.S., more than 1,500 people are expected to attend a special event in the Big Apple this Sunday to remember terrorist victims and call for "education for peace on both sides" of the Middle East conflict.
The event, an initiative of The Israel Project and more than a dozen national and local Jewish organizations, will seek to "help make sure that America and its leaders understand the dangers, caused by both terrorism and incitement of hatred, that confront Israel," said Israeli Project President Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi. At the same time, she said, "we want to recognize the support of the American public and leaders, from all parties, for Israel, a democracy where Christians, Muslims and Jews all share freedom of speech, religion, and a right to vote."
Close to 1,000 people will hold poster-size photos of victims of terror attacks, whose names will be read aloud. The ceremony will begin at 10 AM, Aug. 29 at the Baruch College in lower Manhattan.
The event, an initiative of The Israel Project and more than a dozen national and local Jewish organizations, will seek to "help make sure that America and its leaders understand the dangers, caused by both terrorism and incitement of hatred, that confront Israel," said Israeli Project President Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi. At the same time, she said, "we want to recognize the support of the American public and leaders, from all parties, for Israel, a democracy where Christians, Muslims and Jews all share freedom of speech, religion, and a right to vote."
Close to 1,000 people will hold poster-size photos of victims of terror attacks, whose names will be read aloud. The ceremony will begin at 10 AM, Aug. 29 at the Baruch College in lower Manhattan.