While conflict continues to widen in the Middle East, Manitoba communities with close ties to the region say they are holding their breath.
“This is very concerning to us for obvious reasons. First of all, there is the potential of a war happening,” said Arian Arianpour, the president of the Iranian Community of Manitoba.
“We all have our hearts in our throats… We are very concerned, and our community here is also very concerned”
<p>Escalation on the conflict is quite possible. I mean, the Israeli government said, you know, like yesterday, Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran has made a big mistake and that it will pay for it said Bryan Peeler, a political scientist.</p> <p>…</p>
“We don’t know what’s going to happen here”
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Ashrafi and Arianpour say the communities they represent are feeling the uncertainty deeply, as their loved ones try to live through the snowballing violence.
<p/Ruth Ashrafi, regional director of B’Nai Brith for Manitoba echoed Arianpour
We’re concerned about our welfare/We’re concerned about terrible stress that they are underr
p>Arianpour and Ashrafi emphasized that the conflict impacts people from all sides.
they want a peaceful middle EAST
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