Area residents of Arab descent say they are tired of the fighting and want the same thing as the Israelis: A lasting peace.
“We should cease fire immediately and give diplomacy a chance, said Sofian Zakkout, director of the American Muslim Association of North America.
On Tuesday several local high-ranking Muslims — including Altaf Ali of the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, in Pembroke Pines — issued a statement condemning terrorism and the cycle of violence in the Middle East. They feel the bombing of Lebanon for a week now has gone beyond Israel defending itself.