California Communities React to the Israel-Hamas War

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🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Communities across California with connections to Israel and Gaza are bracing for more violence, death and devastation after President Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday officially declared war on Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza. On Saturday Hamas unleashed a deadly attack that Israel characterized as the “worst massacre of Israeli civilians” in history. Now almost 2,000 people are dead and thousands more wounded after Israel in turn launched unrelenting retaliatory strikes in the Gaza strip. We’ll learn more about what’s happening and how Jewish and Arab communities in California are responding to and processing the conflict. Guests: Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny’s in San Francisco; currently in Israel visiting his family Janine Zacharia, visiting lecturer, Stanford University; former Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Middle East correspondent for the Washington Post Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, New York Times; reporting from Israel Wael Buhaissy, Palestinian American who lives in San Ramon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:19.9	Californians, especially with connections to Israel and Gaza, are bracing for more violence and destruction, and a death toll that's certain to rise.
1:28.0	The Israeli government has mobilized some 360,000 soldiers as it prepares for a major offensive,
1:33.9	including a possible ground invasion, in response to the weekend massacre of Israeli civilians near the Gaza Strip.
1:41.3	With a death toll now surpassing 2,000, including more than a thousand Palestinians.
1:46.0	After Israel launched retaliatory strikes that have also taken out hospitals and mosques in Gaza,
1:52.0	the enormity of the situation is coming into focus.
1:54.0	Tell us how you're processing it all. Forum is next.
2:02.6	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:05.5	Synagogues and mosques in California have stepped up security, especially in Los Angeles,
2:10.5	home to the second largest Jewish community outside of Israel, over concerns of hate-motivated violence
2:16.2	after Hamas launched its horrific surprise attack on Israel
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