Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Lacklustre Turnout for "Unified Jerusalem"

The head counts are in and it appears that Sunday's turnout for the rally and march for a unified Jerusalem organized by Christians and Jews United for Israel was a verifiable flop. According to estimates, the crowd of about 500 was approximately 50 percent non-Jewish despite vigorous efforts by CJUI to spread the word to supporters among area Temples that this is a critical time for Israel and supporters were desperately needed to help strengthen Israel's position in the public eye. Well, seems the public has spoken, or rather, let silence speak volumes about the popularity of this imprudent scheme. Either the hardliners in the Jewish community aren't willing to back this plan in public, or their numbers are far fewer than they wish to appear. In either case, this one's a nonstarter.

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