Motidi spoke at our rally in Union Square on August 17, 2014.
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Video: Sudanese freedom fighter Simon Deng at AFDI rally for Israel and persecuted religious minorities
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Video: Yazidi leader Haider Elias at AFDI rally for Israel and persecuted religious minorities
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Video: Robert Spencer at AFDI rally for Israel and persecuted religious minorities
August 17, 2014 in Union Square.
Video: Pamela Geller at AFDI rally for Israel and persecuted religious minorities
The rally was the first ever to feature together defenders of Israel and representatives of other populations victimized by Islamic jihadists.