Shock and sadness are among the feelings shared by Israeli-Americans and Palestinian-Americans amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Harrisburg native Rebecca Solomon planned her family's annual trip to Rishon LeZion, Israel, she anticipated a fun-filled trip celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Fun turned to fear early Saturday morning.
"Seeing some of the images first and foremost. You know, no one wishes this upon anybody," Abdulrahman said. In Schuylkill County, Archbishop Abina Melchisdeck of the Palestinian Orthodox Church in America is calling for peace. "This is not this should have nothing to do with land," Solomon said."This this act of violence is so wrong, it's just, I can't even comprehend it in words." But for many Palestinians, like Taha, Abdulrahman and the Archbishop, the tension and subsequent escalations are a direct result of land disputes and the limitations placed on Palestinians by the Israeli government.
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