Conflict

Today marks one year since the Hamas terrorist attack that killed over 1,200 people in Israel, and sparked a war that's killed 42,000 people in Gaza and more in Lebanon. Jews in Kansas City shared with KCUR's Up To Date how the past year of conflict has reshaped their community.

As conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates in Lebanon, members of Kansas City's Lebanese community say they're worried for their loved ones still in the country. Rayan Makarem says his evening routine now consists of watching the war and texting his friends and family members.

During his career, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has reported from the Tiananmen Square protests in China, the Darfur genocide in Sudan and the Yemeni Civil War. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his new book, "Chasing Hope."

During Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, journalist Simon Shuster had unprecedented access to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his inner circle. On Thursday, Shuster will hold a talk about his new book "The Showman" at Unity Temple on The Plaza.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is deploying troops to breakaway regions of Ukraine, which has residents of Kansas City in Lawrence worrying for their family members abroad.

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