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Demonstrations around LA in support of Israel
Groups across Los Angeles gathered to support Israel, and pray for those lost in the ongoing conflict in the region.
Hundreds of people gathered in West Los Angeles Sunday to express solidarity with Israel, one day after a similar march and rally took place in support of Palestinian rights.
Sunday's march began at Young Israel of Century City and continued to the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance.
Attendees at the rallyl included Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dov, D-Los Angeles, Rabbi Marvin Hier, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, pastor and author Greg Laurie, attorney, former U.S. defense official and Muslim Coalition of America board member Omar Qudrat, former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and multiple NBA players.
Gov. Gavin Newsom also sent a message of solidarity via video.
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Israel At War
The war has claimed more than 3,600 lives since Hamas launched an incursion on Oct. 7.
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The Los Angeles Police Department cautioned motorists to expect delays on southbound Doheny Drive, from Olympic Boulevard to Pico, and westbound Pico from Doheny to Roxbury Drive.
Several hundred people marched for Palestinian rights Saturday afternoon in front of the Consulate General of Israel at 11766 Wilshire Blvd., in an event organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, which held similar events in cities around North America amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas.