Suburban Palestinians and Jews say they feel a swell of emotions ranging from fear, anger and distress over concern for friends and family members to glimmers of hope for a peaceful end to the escalating violence and rising death toll in the Gaza Strip, occupied West Bank and Israel.
The situation has sparked widespread Palestinian protests in the West Bank and rallies worldwide, including Sunday’s pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Chicago where thousands marched and a much smaller pro-Israel rally in Buffalo Grove.