Tens of thousands expected at Washington, D.C. March for Israel today
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A March for Israel will be held in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of people expected to attend to show support for Israel, for the hostages to be freed and to protest antisemitism, which has increased in the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas war began last month.
Ahead of the march, the organizers, Jewish Federations of North America and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, urged attendees to arrive early, as an estimated 60,000 people are attend, according to the events permit, obtained by CBS News.
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