Bipartisan Group of House Lawmakers Hold Candlelight Vigil for Israel

Both Democrats and Republicans put on a united front during the evening vigil and shared their ongoing support for Israel and its citizens.

Members of Congress are led in prayer by the Rev. Margaret Grun Kibben, the chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, during a vigil for Israel on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on Oct. 12, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A bipartisan group of more than 150 House lawmakers held a candlelight vigil on Oct. 12 to commemorate the thousands of people killed by Hamas over the weekend in southern Israel.

The vigil, which took place on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, was organized by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and led by House chaplain, the Rev. Margaret Grun Kibben.