Rising tensions in the Middle East are causing repercussions right here in Central Florida.
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Pro-Palestine groups are getting ready for a week of public demonstrations leading up to October 7th, marking one year since the war between Israel and the Palestinian people in Gaza.
On Wednesday, several organizations came together for a vigil in front of City Hall for a vigil in honor of the lives lost in the conflict.
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“Free Palestine doesn’t only mean free Palestine. Free Palestine means everyone is free,” said Reem Elkhaldi, Founder ‘Of Healing Our Homeland.’ “We’re just watching almost in shock that the world is allowing this, that the moral standards that our society exists within right now allow this to be normal.”
The groups have been holding public demonstrations for nearly a year, starting after Israel launched their response in the Middle East back in October of 2023.