A group of several dozen anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews joined a protest in Brooklyn on Wednesday against Israel's plan to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and settlements in Judea and Samaria. The protest was part of a "day of rage" against the sovereignty plan, which was marked by demonstrations in a number of US cities.
Protesters in Brooklyn called to liberate "Palestine" and booed Zionism, waving placards that bore anti-Israel slogans such as "End Zionism" and "Judaism Rejects Zionism."
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Reports that preceded the demonstrations indicated that most of the protests were organized by well-known BDS groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace. Some high-level officials in the various cities that hosted the protests were worried that they would turn into violent anti-Semitic events.
One Jewish group sent a letter of concern to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, saying that while the group supported "the right of every American to protest," it had reasons to believe that the "day of rage" would devolve into violence and anti-Semitism.
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