This weekend's attacks on Israel by Hamas militants are being met with shock and outrage by the Bay Area's Jewish community. A number of Bay Area lawmakers have also denounced the assault, which took place amid Israel's high holy holiday season.
"This is a horrifying time for Israelis and the Jewish community worldwide," Tyler Gregory, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council intold KTVU. "This is perhaps a worst-case scenario that a lot of us had feared for a long time."
"I have a lot of friends in Israel and in Tel Aviv, and across the county that I’m in touch with," said Gregory. "Many have been in bomb shelters, in and out of the past 36 hours, going into a safe room with their families, and checking their phones for updates to make sure rockets aren’t falling nearby."
A similar message was released by members of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, which includes Bay Area State Sens. Scott Wiener and Josh Becker, who added in part, "We are heartbroken and horrified by the devastating terrorist attacks against Israel. Nothing can justify this brutal and grotesque violence.
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