Fighting between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants continues in northern Gaza and, according to the United Nations, has caused another 200,000 people to flee south. Two participants at an Oʻahu rally calling for a cease-fire, Masar and Suzy, told The Conversation they were worried about their relatives in Gaza.
Concern for people in the West Bank also continues to grow. Mariah Abdelfattah is working on her master’s degree in Korean language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her Palestinian father is from the West Bank. The Conversation talked to Abdelfattah about her family’s life there, her safety concerns, and what it means to be Palestinian during this time.
This interview aired on The Conversation on Nov. 14, 2023. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
