Carmit Harari, rabbi for Shir Tikvah in Homewood, and American Muslims for Palestine Chicago chapter members Tarek Khalil, of Bridgeview, and Deanna Othman, of Oak Lawn, share reactions to the Hamas and Israel war.
Carmit Harari, rabbi for Shir Tikvah in Homewood, said she was born and raised in Israel and a lot of her family members live in Israel. On Saturday, Harari said she felt shock, horror and fear watching the news of the Hamas attack. “We have never seen an attack of this magnitude on Israel. This is just unprecedented violence and horrific violence at that,” Harari said. “This particular attack was unprovoked. Nothing specific was done.
While over the years there has been resistance movements, Othman said the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have been under Israeli military occupation for the past 75 years. In the last 16 years, the Palestinians in Gaza have been under siege, Othman said, where they can’t travel and there’s limited supplies, food and electricity to the area.
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