Washington, October 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S., activists and voters continue to pressure lawmakers to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On Tuesday, a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders and activists held a “pray-in” at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s D.C. office.

Rabbi Alissa Wise said:  “We can’t overstate the crisis.  It is truly catastrophic on every level.  Over 2,000 children have been killed.  And it’s being done in the name of the Jewish people. And the message of Judaism is one of life.  The most sacred obligation in Jewish tradition is pikuach nefesh, which is saving a life. It trumps every other law.”

Also on Tuesday, protesters in the Bronx rallied to demand an end to unchecked U.S. military support for Israel. The protest started in front of the office of Congressmember Ritchie Torres, a staunch ally to Israel, whom activists accused of complicity in its genocide against Palestinians.