For many in attendance, the nightmare unfolding in Israel is deeply personal, painful, and at times too much to bear.
EAST HILLS, N.Y. -- Hundreds of Long Islanders gathered Monday to share their grief and show their unified support for Israel.With prayers for the dead, followed by the Israeli national anthem, Jews joined other faith leaders at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills.'We stand together with the Jewish community,' said Bishop Dr. Danilo Archibald of the New Jerusalem Cathedral in Elmont.
READ MORE: Protesters on both sides of Israel-Gaza conflict face off again in New York CityThe hushed crowd listened to a former Long Island volunteer who is now sheltering in Israel with her young children while her husband is in battle.'It's a nightmare, a horror movie. Genocide. This is the most accurate word of what happened there -- brutal, barbarian and pure antisemitism,' Lirin Goshen said.'They kidnapped our babies, our babies, and then the senior citizens they kidnapped.
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