Vigil for Palestinian lives held at New Haven Tree Lighting on the Green
Hundreds gathered at the New Haven Tree Lighting on the night of Thursday, Nov. 30, to show support for victims of the Israel-Hamas war who cannot celebrate the holiday season.
New Haven Jewish Voice for Peace — a branch of Jewish Voice for Peace, the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the United States — hosted an interfaith vigil called “No Festivities Until Palestine Is Free” to mourn lives lost in the war.
“The lights are off in Bethlehem, so why should we have these on?” New Haven JVP member Zachary Herring told the News, referring to the Christmas lights on the tree. “We want to show that the real Christmas spirit would be recognizing that these are not normal times.”
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