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Meet Pacific Grove Resident Rolla Alaydi Whose Cries for Help from Jimmy Panetta Fall on Deaf Ears
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On this episode of From the Streets, Omar Dieguez speaks with Rolla Alaydi, a Palestinian American organizer who has spent months fighting to evacuate her family from Gaza. Since November 2023, Rolla has made countless appeals to Representative Jimmy Panetta’s office—pleas that have been met with silence, even as she has lost over 100 loved ones to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza.Joining us are two of Rolla’s supporters: Christine Hong, a local ethnic studies educator, and Unghae Langis, a member of Panetta Vigil—a grassroots group demanding that Rep. Panetta support an arms embargo on Israel and reject donations from war profiteers and AIPAC.This episode is a powerful testament to resistance, grief, and the urgent need for political accountability.