Muslim Advocacy Day took place this week amid mounting frustration over the US government's continued support for Israel's war in Gaza.
![Around 700 Muslims visited the US Capitol this week to advocate for civil and human rights domestically and abroad. [Photo courtesy of CAIR]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2024-05/USCMO%2024_Larg%20image.jpg?h=95efc4ee&itok=89WOr8zy)
![Bezalel Smotrich [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/482E62E9-0F84-492A-94E2-BAB863CBA0FE.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=36sIh3Q5 "Bezalel Smotrich [Getty]")
![Pope Francis leaving from Iraq [GETTY]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/BC9476A9-D0EC-4DE8-984F-68D95BBF4037.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=X6NzayXL "Pope Francis leaving from Iraq [GETTY]")
