Angela Yang is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.
Fearing outbreaks of violence as supporters of Israel and the Palestinian cause square off in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, police in cities across the country have been sending extra officers to protests and are ratcheting up security at potential targets like mosques, synagogues and consulates.
Atalla, who said his family was expelled from Jerusalem in 1948 by “Zionist militias,” said he sees the Hamas attack as the culmination of years of frustration among Palestinians who say they are trapped in teeming Gaza by the Israelis, which maintains a blockade that has been condemned by the U.N. and more than a dozen human rights organizations. “Palestinians anywhere, we’re all connected,” Atalla said.
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