‘Ceasefire now’: Australian Jewish group breaks ranks with vigils for peace
by Caitlin Cassidy from World news | The Guardian on (#6G1CM)
Organisers hope gatherings in Sydney and Melbourne will give a voice to values' not reflected in mainstream discussions
They gathered in coats and scarves in the dwindling light on a little hill in Bondi, a coalition of 100 or so, accompanied by dogs and children.
The decision to gather in public on Wednesday night was a deliberate one to highlight the first Jewish grouping in Australia to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, the release of hostages and freedom and justice for all in Israel and Palestine. A similar gathering in St Kilda, Melbourne echoed the call for peace.
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