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290,000 attend DC rally, making it largest ever pro-Israel gathering — organizer
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of hostages from Gaza , on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
Addressing the pro-Israel rally on Washington’s National Mall, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations CEO William Daroff says over 290,000 people are in attendance, making it the largest pro-Israel gathering in history.
He adds that more than 250,000 people have also been watching online and on C-SPAN.
Unable to make it to the rally was a delegation of 900 people organized by the Jewish Federation of Detroit that was left stranded at Washington’s Dulles Airport after their bus drivers refused to take them to a pro-Israel event, Daroff says.
