Baltimore-area Jewish community rallies weekly in push for release of hostages in Gaza
BALTIMORE -- As the war in Israel rages on, Baltimore area residents are banding together to call for the release of hostages being held in Gaza.
Members of the Jewish community have been gathering every Sunday for the last five weeks to host a demonstration in hopes that the government will intervene.
The organizers tell WJZ that the objective is to get the hostages released, and they will continue to gather every Sunday until that happens.
They will be marching together until the hostages come home.
"People need to use their voices because the hostages cannot," participant Randi Framson said.
More than 100 hostages are being held by Hamas in Gaza.
The demonstrators read the names of each hostage, and walk a mile together in their honor.
"These are not only Israeli innocent women, children, men and soldiers, these are people from all over the world, all different nationalities," Framson said.
The group is apart of a nationwide effort called "Run for their Lives."
It was started by a group of Israelis in California.
"People are walking, running to try to bring awareness to representatives, to the White House to tell them that these innocent people, who have been murdered and slaughtered and raped daily, that they need to be released now," Framson said.
Baltimore's Jewish community believes elected leaders are not doing enough to help the hostages. They hope these walks will get them to step in.
"I would say to the government, 'Imagine there were your daughters and your sons and your parents and your grandparents and your fathers and your mothers," participant Ayala Kramer said.
For more information on "Run for their Lives," check out this website.
