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Palestinians In California Watch Conflict In Middle East In Horror

KQED News Staff
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A hand hovers over a lit candle that is inside a paper cup.
A vigil attendee shields their candle from the wind as hundreds of members of the Palestinian community in the Bay Area gather for a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost in Gaza in the past week at Dolores Park in San Francisco on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Juliana Yamada/KQED)

Palestinians In California Pray For Relatives In Middle East

A fast growing humanitarian crisis has erupted in Gaza because of the war between Hamas and Israel. More than 5,000 people have been killed since the war began last week. Conflict  in this region has been going on for decades, causing many Palestinians to relocate or seek political asylum in other parts of the world, including here in California.
Reporter: Madi Bolaños, The California Report

Advocates Call On Social Media Companies To Better Address Disinformation

Rampant disinformation about the Israeli/Hamas conflict has the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation calling on social media companies to do better.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED

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