As the war between the Hamas militant group and Israel continues, several groups in central Ohio all calling for an end to the violence.
Shereen Amro has family in Gaza and said the past few days have been nerve-wracking. She said she wakes up every morning in hopes that her family is OK.The Ohio chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations was joined Wednesday by representatives from Jewish Voice for Peace, Arab American of Central Ohio, Next Generation for Palestine and Students for Justice in Palestine at Ohio State in standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
"Our government has the ability to put an end to this by not funding and being complicit and calling for an end to the escalation and truly being able to find the ability to talk about freedom and justice for Palestinians,” she said. "It's a nightmare because sometimes I'm scared to look at the phone because I don't want to hear the news that something happened to them,” Amro said.
It, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem, came under Israeli power in 1967. The occupation of Gaza became even more strict when Hamas took power in 2007 and Israel imposed an air, sea and land blockade of the Gaza Strip. Egypt also closed its border with Gaza when Hamas seized power by force.
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