Thousands Rally in DC Rejecting Trump’s Declaration on Jerusalem

On Saturday December 16, 2017, the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) held one of the largest rallies for Palestine in the nation’s capital, in order to reject President Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and emphasize the rights of the Palestinian people. Thousands attended, coming by mass transportation, car and bus from New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Florida, Massachusetts, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. The rally began at The Ellipse, where the crowd was addressed by leaders of several American Muslim organizations as well as guest speakers from Christian and Jewish groups, all whom denounced the President’s announcement as illegal, provocative, and divisive. The protesters then marched peacefully down Pennsylvania Avenue towards Capitol Hill.