“Palestinian protestors countered that they have not been free for years, long before the Oct 7 terrorist attack on Israel. NEPA for Palestine organizer Leila Hazou said that calling her organization “pro-Hamas” was part of colonialist propaganda. Her father fled in 1948 during the Nakba — that means “catastrophe” in Arabic, and refers to the exodus of Arabs from Palestine.

“My entire family became refugees at that point and are scattered in the Diaspora all over the world … So yeah, we are the children of refugees because of a great injustice. And this, what now is happening, is even worse than the Nakba in many senses,” Hazov said of the violence in Gaza. “The amount of deaths that have happened in just six months.”

“Leila Hazou of Milford said she and several others traveled from Pike County to join the group. She said her Palestinian ancestors were displaced from the area.

Now, she hopes Christians, Muslims and Jews will be able to coexist in the Middle East.

“I’m hoping for peace for everyone,” she said.”

In a tight election Casey is not assured to win, third-party candidate Leila Hazou offers a far better alternative to the 64-year-old warmonger. Hazou, a Palestinian woman, says “she can no longer sit idly by and witness her country openly support the ongoing oppression funded by U.S. taxpayers.”

Campaigning with integrity, Hazou also remains consistent in her support and fight for abortion rights. Hazou stands for choice — including the choice to vote for a strong progressive woman who refuses to accept and vote for chauvinist hustler Casey who, instead of abusing women with anti-abortion hatred, now uses women for his own egotistical white male benefit.