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Protesting rabbis were arrested at the U.S. Capitol.
Representing congregations around the country, they were singing and praying for food for Gaza. The more than two dozen rabbis also represented Jewish denominations including Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and Orthodox, according to the Huffington Post. All are members of a campaign called Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza. They were arrested within minutes of sitting on the floor of the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Some 1,000 rabbis also signed an open letter this week, according to the Times of Israel, demanding that Israel 鈥渟top using starvation as a weapon of war.鈥� 鈥� Staff
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