San Francisco’s Arab-operated grocery stores are living on borrowed time. They’re located in dismal, dangerous sectors of town much like their Korean and Indian counterparts in other American cities. These Mideast flavored, family operated businesses sprang up like desert flowers following a rain shortly after the immigration floodgates were thrown open in the1960s. Most came from Palestine and they measured success in two ways: How soon can I bring a family member to join me in San Francisco? And, when can I have my own store? These little bastions of free enterprise survived in the most hostile environment, often in … Continue reading Who Says Jews and Arabs Can’t Get Along?