Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv Tuesday to protest the United States Supreme Court's bombshell 5-4 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
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About a hundred people attended the event organized by Lada'at pro-choice organization in association with SlutWalk Jerusalem and Lotem – an organization fighting "gender-based terror."
"Women will not stop having abortions – the only meaning of the ruling is more abortions that are illegal and dangerous," the protest organizers said. "We will meet at Habima Square and demonstrate support and solidarity from afar for all women in the United States. Disciplined women do not make history."
Chants in different languages filled the air. "Pro-life that's a lie, you don't care if women die," people shouted.
"The US presents itself to be the beacon of freedom, hope, and human rights. And that is what we're told on a daily basis, basically, to aspire to be like the US. And now, we see something horrible is happening," one protester said, "It's no longer just a US issue, it's a human rights issue."
Demonstrators held signs in English and Hebrew, expressing their solidarity with women in the US. Two attendees, Michael and Rachel, held signs reading, "If it's not our body, it's not your choice" and "It's my body, it's my choice. "
"We have an obligation more than any other country in the world. It's literally in our scripture 'to save a life is to save the world,' and if we can do something to save a woman's life, or end any sort of suffering in America, it's our obligation," Michael told i24NEWS.
Rachel, who is an immigrant from the US said, "I'm really afraid for my friends that are still living there in the US, that really have no choice."
"We have to stand together," she said.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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