Washington, DC — US Senator Joni Ernst addressed the tens of thousands who gathered in Washington, D.C. for the March for Israel.
Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, was part of a bipartisan group preparing to meet in the Middle East to discuss improved relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia when Hamas attacked Israelis who live near Gaza.
Ernst, who met in Israel with victims of the attack three days later, did not directly mention the timing for an aide package for Israel that has not yet made its way through congress, but she told the crowd Republicans and Democrats in the US Senate will stand with Israel. She also denounced anti-Semitism in the US.
Rally organizers planned the event as a response to protests that have denounced Israel’s actions in Gaza.
