The march came as fighting in Gaza has intensified in recent days.
Hundreds of demonstrators gather at Embarcadero Plaza to dance before the start of the Unity March in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Thousands marched through downtown San Francisco on Sunday to demand an end to antisemitism they say is surging across the Bay Area in the wake of the October Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
“Suddenly, we start to see the same things that we used to see in France happening,” he said. “We want to stand strong and say that we believe in American values. We believe in what this country was made for as a safe harbor for everyone.” “We are honoring our values, which is to value human life above all else, and we believe that is the most Jewish thing you can do,” said Ben Saunders, a 30-year-old activist from Oakland who helped organize the cease-fire group. “Were not coming here in spite of our Jewish identity, we’re coming here because of our Jewish identity.”
“Loss of life — it doesn’t matter from which side — this is wrong, especially innocent people and civilians,” he said. “But Israel is defending itself. I firmly believe that this is just war.”
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