JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Emotions ran high at a pro-Palestinian rally held in downtown Jacksonville as organizers and protestors said they want people to see the death toll in Gaza as more than just a statistic.
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On Saturday, United States officials began dropping humanitarian aid into Gaza following the announcement by President Biden. Among the aid was over 30,000 meals but he said it was “not nearly enough” and the United States would try to provide more aid.
“I have lost my own family members in Gaza and a lot of people I personally know here in Jacksonville who have lost their own family members,” Sara Hamdam, a Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network member said. “Children in Gaza, they don’t say when I grow up, they say if i grow up. These are children. it’s soul-crushing. Every time you see the numbers it’s just a statistic. They’re all people.”
Zaina Masri, another protester said the Israel-Hamas war is wrong.
“America, we have it wrong. I was raised here, but I went to visit my dad’s homeland. It is fundamentally wrong, what we are supporting there,” Masri said.
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