Locals with ties to Israel, Gaza and other parts of the Middle East say the anger that’s risen locally since Oct. 7 is less about short-term right and wrong than it is about long-term surviva…
Two men argue during a rally organized by California State University Long Beach students in support of a free Palestine and against Israel’s military counterattack on the Gaza Strip in Long Beach on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. . The younger man was crying for people to do their research on the subject of Palestine and Israel while the older man spoke of his first-hand knowledge and years of experience.
On the same day that Cornell called off classes, the Council on American Islamic Relations in Anaheim issued a report the group leaders said detailed a surge of Islamophobic incidents and threats directed against children in Southern California. “But the things I’ve been hearing in the past few weeks, it sounds a lot like the arguments we escaped from,” he added. “It’s not encouraging.”
“We’re open to talking, but nobody is listening,” said Eran, leader of the Hillel Center at UC Riverside, which supports about 500 Jewish students with faith services, food, socializing and, this month, safety. A “Stand With Israel” rally is held outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 10, 2023..
Arjun Bhargava, 20, a USC student, joins pro-Palestinian protesters as they gather outside the Israeli consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in support of Palestinians on Saturday, October 14, 2023 in wake of the Israel-Hamas war. “The sides of this conflict, in my view, are those who favor peaceful coexistence versus those who are not interested in that,” Shinar said.
“From Israel’s perspective, was a watershed event. And it’ll lead to a reconfiguration of the Middle East.”Scott Spitzer, an associate professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton, has taught a course on the politics of the Arab-Israeli conflict for five years. On Oct. 23, Spitzer took part in an academic panel hosted by Cal State Fullerton’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, where he opened the discussion talking about the political, historical and social context of the conflict, including the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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