El Pasoans rally in support of Palestinian rights as part of nationwide protest effort
EL PASO, Texas -- Dozens of El Pasoans gathered in solidarity for Palestine on Saturday. A new advocacy group, EP for Palestine, hosted the rally in downtown El Paso.
The event started with a caravan on Paragon Lane, near the Islamic Education Center that ended at San Jacinto Plaza.
Demonstrators marched throughout downtown chanting "Free Palestine," holding signs and the Palestinian flag.
The event was one of several demonstrations across the country coming just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday.
The 11-day war left about 250 dead, including more than 60 children - with a majority of those killed being Palestinian.
"Everyone who has a voice shouldn’t be ceasing their voice," said Ammar Alwazir, one of the rally organizers. "The day before they ceased fire there but today we cannot cease our voices. Everywhere in the world, we need to have our voices up for Palestine."
