In the midst of escalating violence in Gaza, the local Palestinian community in San Francisco is living through an agonizing wait for news from their homeland.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Among them is Fuad Ateyeh, a 54-year resident of San Francisco and a refugee from Palestine, who finds himself haunted by the echoes of the past as he watches the crisis unfold.'The images I see today are the same images we've seen for 75 years,' said Ateyeh. 'It makes me really sick. I'm frustratedâ¦helpless. Because that's my people.'Like many others, Ateyeh is deeply concerned about the dire situation faced by Palestinians in Gaza.
The number of people who have fled their homes has doubled in the past 24 hours due to the airstrikes and heavy bombardments,' she explained.In San Francisco, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center is fielding numerous calls from concerned Palestinians wanting to know what actions can be taken to support their families back home. 'We are getting a lot of phone calls from Palestinians who are afraid about their families at home.
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