Across the Bay Area, there were a handful of events focused on the Middle East. An interfaith vigil was held to show solidarity with Israel. 'Light a flame and together we can try to banish the darkness.'
Across the Bay Area, there were a handful of events focused on the Middle East. An interfaith vigil was held to show solidarity with Israel.It was a small group that gathered Saturday evening in Palo Alto for big message.
"Light a flame and together we can try to banish the darkness," says Pastor Jack Cabaness with Covenant Presbyterian."Whether their neighbors are Israeli with connections with Israel, or Palestine, the most important thing is to recognize that human grief, that need, and just the deep hope for justice and eventual peace," says the pastor.
"Terrorism in any form, from anybody, it is bad. It needs to be condemned. And this is the time that we need to stand together," says Chahal.Rabbi David Booth says unity is important at a time like this, especially with some recent attacks on Muslims and Jews. "It is very frightening. I mean haters and antisemites, people who hate Muslims, are using this as an excuse to do terrible things," says Rabbi Booth with Congregation Kol Emeth. "We have been feeling, in the Jewish community, very insecure since this happened. People have been using this as an excuse to spew antisemitic hate and it's very, very frightening for our community.
Earlier in the day, it was standing room only in Berkeley. The group Speak Out Now hosted a conversation with Stanford Middle East history Professor Emeritus Joel Baynin, who spoke via Zoom. The discussion focused on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza."How could we be standing here and there are over a million people ordered to march because there are no roads into the south, into an area where there is no fuel, no food, no water.
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