‘Everyone is in shock’: Brooklynites come together after violent attacks in Israel
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Brooklynites are coming together to support each other in the wake of violent terrorist attacks in Israel over the weekend.
Militants from Hamas, the political and military group that controls the barricaded Gaza Strip on Israel’s southern coast, invaded Israeli towns and fired rockets at cities as far as Tel Aviv on Saturday. Hamas fighters attacked and killed hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers, and has reportedly taken as many as 150 Israelis as hostages.
The situation hit close to home for many in New York City, which is home to the largest Jewish population in the world outside of Israel. About half of the city’s Jewish population live in Brooklyn.
On Oct. 9, two days after the attack began, Chabad-Lubavitch — a global Orthodox Jewish organization headquartered in Brooklyn – held a “Prayer for Israel” rally on Eastern Parkway.
Roughly 2,500 Brooklynites gathered at the vigil to pray for Israel and the victims of the attack.
According to Kagan, there were over 100 attendees on Sunday including Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny, Democratic District Leader Dionne-Brown and Olga Fiore from the office of Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton.
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