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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

‘They break my heart’: the Palestinian Australians supporting refugees from the Israel-Gaza war

Fadi Hajaj of the Sydney suburb of Auburn is directly supporting 29 Palestinian refugees who have come to Australia from Gaza
Fadi Hajaj of the Sydney suburb of Auburn is directly supporting 29 Palestinian refugees who have come to Australia from Gaza. Photograph: Jessica Hromas

Every time the dentist and Sydney-based entrepreneur Fadi Hajaj takes out some recently arrived refugees from Gaza, he notices how closely they grip on to their copies of the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book.

“They read it but they hold on to it for comfort,” Hajaj says, adding: “A lot of them are really, really traumatised. They break my heart, every time I see them.”

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