A service memorializing those killed in Israel on Oct. 10, and a rally in support of Palestine on Nov. 4. Jewish and Muslim Utahns say fear is rising in their communities since the war erupted by Hamas on Israeli civilians and Israel’s subsequent bombings in Gaza. The east-side synagogue has received a bomb threat and a slew of threatening calls and emails. Reports of hate incidents have quadrupled in the past five weeks. This rise in Islamophobia comes despite the fact that the violence occurring in Israel and Gaza represents a political war, not a religious one.
A service memorializing those killed in Israel on Oct. 10, and a rally in support of Palestine on Nov. 4. Jewish and Muslim Utah ns say fear is rising in their communities since the war erupted by Hamas on Israeli civilians and Israel’s subsequent bombings in Gaza . The east-side synagogue has received a bomb threat and a slew of threatening calls and emails. Reports of hate incidents have quadrupled in the past five weeks.
This rise in Islamophobia comes despite the fact that the violence occurring in Israel and Gaza represents a political war, not a religious one
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