Peace Action Montgomery is part of the national organization Peace Action, which supports campaigns such as “Gaza Ceasefire Now.”The organization also has campaigns such as “Trump Watch: Defending Peace From Threats By Trump” and nuclear disarmament. “The atmosphere was very happy and celebratory, just as you usually see at a holiday parade,” the parade attendee told Washington Jewish Week. Then, [Peace Action Montgomery] came in at the end of the parade. Their first sign said, ‘No Maryland $$ [dollars] for Genocide,’ and I couldn’t believe my eyes.”Senior leadership within the Gaithersburg City Council met to discuss the concerns and determined that the group did not violate any established guidelines. “But afterwards, the atmosphere had a chilled effect, like they had to process what they just saw.”The Gaithersburg City Council did not respond to a request for comment.