While Latimer takes issue with Bowman’sstance on Israel, he said that he does not want it to become a one-issue race. He also criticized Bowman for voting against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. (Bowman, like other members of the Squad, supported the bill but refused to vote for it unless the House also considered passing the Build Back Better bill at the same time.)

“To some extent, it's not about Israel at all,” Latimer said. “It's about (how Bowman) doesn't vote for the infrastructure bill when we desperately need money for infrastructure to deal with backyard issues. It's the question of how do you gear up your district office to really focus on the local needs of a community and are you more interested in the national profile that you're creating for yourself?”

"It seems Hamas didn't consider the consequences," added Al-Gharabli's wife, Umm Ahmad, who, like most people interviewed for this story, gave only her nickname for safety reasons. "They believe they planned for everything, but when it came to us, they didn't. The poverty, the displacement — all this Hamas didn't think about."

"It seems Hamas didn't consider the consequences," added Al-Gharabli's wife, Umm Ahmad, who, like most people interviewed for this story, gave only her nickname for safety reasons. "They believe they planned for everything, but when it came to us, they didn't. The poverty, the displacement — all this Hamas didn't think about."