A year after the Oct. 7 attack and start of the Israel-Hamas war, some groups are seeking to draw attention to the lives lost, while others call for peace.
Monday marks a year since Hamas militants launched an unprecedented invasion in southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 and kidnapping another 250 people. It also marks a year since Israel retaliated for that attack, embarking on a yearlong siege in the blockaded coastal strip that has killed at least 42,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 2 million,
For Jude Husein, 26, a Palestinian-American organizer who was born in Ramallah, every day of the war has been gut-wrenching. And the fallout continues to reverberate throughout the Philadelphia region. Over the past year, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have continuously swept through streets, highways, and college campuses. Reports of hate-fueled bias incidents targeting both Jewish and Muslim peoplesource of controversy
For pro-Palestinian Jews, the anniversary summons a mixture of anger and grief, said Julia Harris, 31, a Jewish South Philly resident and member of the activist group — “grief and anger that we’re still having to make these same demands, and that the violence is continuing to grow.”
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