Essex County Anti-War Protesters Rally Against Syria Missile Strike

NEWARK, NJ — A handful of Essex County residents and opponents of U.S. wars in the Middle East held a rally in Newark on Friday evening after President Donald Trump authorized a military strike that sent 59 Tomahawk missiles soaring into Syria on Thursday.

The rally – spearheaded by local grassroots group NJ Against US War on Syria - was set up late Thursday in response to concerns about the possibility of further escalation toward nuclear war, organizers said.

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"There has been no inquiry, yet there is a rush to judgment and call for retaliations,” said Bob Witanek, one of the organizers of Friday’s rally.

“Regardless of how it happened, it is not cause for war escalations,” Witanek said.

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