“There are at least a few hundred of us.”

“Yeah, but thousands just came on Jerusalem Day to chant ‘Death to Arabs.’”

“It’s easier to get people to turn out when they’re against something.”

“Well, we’re against hate. We’re against war. Doesn’t that matter?”

— A conversation Shalzed overheard at an interfaith “human rights and peace” march in Jerusalem, May 19 2026.