Miami, FL – Arrests Made As Pro Israel Rally Turns Into Fistfight With Pro-Palestine Supporters

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    A rally between Pro Israel and Pro Palestine has turned into a fistfight and police had to arrest a few participantsMiami, FL – As violence continues in Gaza, a large pro-Israel rally was held Sunday in Miami Beach.

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    Miami Beach police said more than a thousand people gathered to demonstrate in a parking lot between the Holocaust Memorial and the Miami Beach Convention Center.

    Demonstrators said the time has come for Israel and the U.S. to support a decisive effort to stop Hamas. Many said they want Israel to destroy Hamas.

    The rally was organized by the group Shalom International. The group said it is planning several more protests around Florida.

    The rally’s organizer, Bob Kunst said “We’ve got to finally put our foot forward to stop terrorism around the world, so this message is as much for the Obama presidency as anybody not to switch course, you have to go after the very people who want to kill us.”

    VIN News has learned that police have arrested a few people from the Pro Israel rally and some pro Hamas supporters after a fist fight broke out between the two groups.

    ** UPDATE** 6:18 PM EST

    3 pro Israel participants have been released and issued a disorderly conduct citation, and 11 pro Palestinian supporters are being held for aggravated assault.


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    murray
    murray
    15 years ago

    Who started the fight? Sounds to me that the police arrested some from both sides just to show “fairness” If the one side started the fighting ( Israeli, or the Palestinians), that’s where the arrests should have been made. I hope there is good solid video available. We are a nation of laws- both sides have equal rights to voice their opinions, just keep your hands to yourself.

    booboo
    booboo
    15 years ago

    Wish I would have been there. Bring on those idiots, we’ll show’em how a Jew fights in the name of Hashem!

    Levy
    Levy
    15 years ago

    My chaver and I went to the rally at the Miami Beach Convention Center/Holocaust Memorial parking lot. There were only Yidden there becuase the Palestinians shifted their rally to the Israel Consulate in Downtown Miami, fifteen minutes south. The Miami Beach rally was excellent and filled with achdus and shirim. There were lots of young and old Yidden. It was so hot that we were so dehydrated we went to lunch and then were too tired to go to the downtown rally where all the action was. I am sure there will be more chances next week. The arabs are becomeing very active so I am sure they will hold more protests and now there will be lots interest. Yeah !!! We will definately go and protest there and call the arabs out for sure. May HKBH give Israel strength and bless Israel with Peace !!! Amen ! The Guardian of Israel doesn’t slumber or sleep !!! Remember that…

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    We are not from Eisav. We do not fight with our hands to prove a point. We have the Torah which guides us.

    john
    john
    15 years ago

    it is time to destroy the precedent that went on in fort loauderdale you all better fight and get arrested if u must

    Avrohom Abba
    Avrohom Abba
    15 years ago

    The best way to intimidate these pro terrorist punks and show offs (oh look how religious I am to help Islam) and punks, is to take them on with cameras. Yes, cameras!
    Every time there is a pro Palestinian, or pro Hamas, or pro terrorism group, the Jewish people show up with video cameras and regular cameras and we just take photos and videos all the time. Later, we will gather the shots and keep a record of who shows up where, so we know exactly who is doing this. THey act like they don’t care but hundreds of pictures and video will definitely bother them plenty. The police and OTHER agencies will want very much to look over the pictures we will present them with. They will actually thank us a lot!

    So, please allow me to repeat this…we show up armed with cameras for photos, and cameras for videos, not as a scare tactic, but for real, and later we give copies of the pics to the right people for the right reasons. Thank you.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Jews don’t use hands or fists. if they do, there’s something wrong with their judaism.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    In New York on Shabbos no less, there were Neturei Karta members protesting along with Arabs, holding onto signs. I guess some things are more important than Shabbos.

    mnb
    mnb
    15 years ago

    I agree wholeheartedly with number 5. With fists is not the way to fight if fighting in the name of Hashem you are.

    mnb
    mnb
    15 years ago

    To number 13- Who are you to compare this dor to that of Dovid Hamelech. Oh, yiridas hadoros doesn’t apply by you.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    No fists, No Fighting??
    No where does it say not to protect oneself – Judaism does not have a concept of turn the other cheek. And the Gmara is clear – we are NOT to actively attack non-jews – it is a mistranslation to accept that we should not defend ourselves.
    If someone comes to kill you – you are obliged to try and kill him!!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    We have to get our elected officials to investigate the rally organizers if they are supporting terror illigaly ie funding terror organizations.

    Durring the crownhights riots the chabad rebbe told told us to focus on our strength of complaining to officials rather than using our hands. He quated the posuk “hacol col yakov, vhayodayim yidai Eisov”.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    everybody stay home and say tehillim or learn TALMIDEI CHACHAMIM MARBIM SHALOM BEOLOM” not old grannys or young jewish activist in a rally that doesnt help anyway

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    another good reason to have camaras at those arabs rallys
    if one of those run for president of america we will be able to look up his history

    simon
    simon
    15 years ago

    today at 12.30 dov hikind will be heading a gathering to show our support for eretz yisroel whoever can come please do so at 1st av & 47 st hoping to see a great turnout

    k
    k
    15 years ago

    Having been at both rallies, let me just say, organization is important to stay on track. Those that want to pursue their own agenda and let the other side “aggessive ” behavior come out, dont use us to pursue your outcomes! The other side seems to be getting more media savey. This time they had several large American flags. There also was a clergy like individual going among them to keep them calm, when tensions would flair.I was grateful the media concentrated on their agressivness. We send a loud statement by showing up in numbers. Dont scare our members away by making this into, lets let it show how agressive they can be, type of rally. As I saw in the City of Miami, you can not count on the police to be pro active. There was more they could have done to keep things from escalating. But that is another topic. We just cant count on that and have to have a common agenda, not a rally to bring out the “worst” in the other side. We are there to make a statement, show our support of Israel, America, and our fight against the “beasts”. Stand strong, stand united, behave in a way that shows our inherent goodness, have Hashem on our side, and may Israel complete its mission soon and all of its citizens live a life of calm.

    armyboy
    armyboy
    15 years ago

    i was there the entire time and the truth is that its very important for all jews and other pro israel people to show up because at one point we were very well out numbered and it kinda made us look weak as a nation who should all stand together!!!