Palestinian-American business owners face death threats, negative reviews

Source: ABC News

Palestinian-American business owners face death threats, negative reviews

"We're sick to our stomachs," one Palestinian-American business owner said.

By Max Zahn
October 17, 2023, 5:37 PM

Since war broke out between Israel and Hamas last week, a Palestinian-American apparel store owner in San Diego, California, has received a spate of death threats online, she said.

The founder of a chain of Palestinian restaurants in the Northeast U.S., meanwhile, said a person last week screamed expletives at him and his employees at a location in Manhattan, accusing them of being terrorists.

The co-director of an Ontario, California-based clothing company -- which sells traditional garments to Palestinians for special occasions -- said business has ground to halt because customers are postponing celebrations.

Palestinian business owners in the U.S. and Canada who spoke to ABC News described a swirl of emotions in recent days: Grief for thousands in the region who have died and dread as the death toll continues to grow, fear for themselves or their peers amid an outpouring of hate and the challenge of weathering all of it as they oversee their companies.

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