Media reports had it at 2,000, but the MSM has a tendency to grossly underestimate crowds for political events it dislikes. In this case, it should be noted that the weather was very bad (heavy rainstorm) and undoubtedly held down what would otherwise have been a larger crowd.
The first mistake Pam made was to have the rally in front of the Israeli consulate in NYC. Who in their right mind, except for people who already live there wants to go there? If you want to SAY something and have it heard, you go to where the government is. You don’t sing to the choir.
All Jews, especially conservative Jews, do not live in New York.
We don’t live in Jewish enclaves. We don’t consider Brooklyn a natural home away from home although some of us have relatives there. We are a diverse and scattered bunch, but we are Zionists and we know who HaShem is. We know what Jerusalem means. We live it every day and in every way.
If there is going to be a STRONG voice FOR us, there has to be a place where people from all over this country can attend without having to put our lives in the hands of muslim cab drivers.
And there has to be some planning beyond the Israeli Consulate. Why trust a rep from the ADL who sheds crocodile tears over Jerusalem while supporting obama on every other front including giving pals a state?
I am a little upset that the Jews of New York seem to think that only they can speak for all of us. It is NOT the center of our world.