A sea of Israeli flags and handmade posters took over the Jewish Community Center in La Jolla Tuesday afternoon as hundreds of supporters gathered there.
“It's like a black hole in your heart,” Sheila Tannenbaum said reacting to the war the broke out in the region this weekend. “You feel this terrible emptiness and void for them. You feel like, how can you help and you feel so powerless.”NBC 7's Omari Fleming heard from locals with strong ties to Israel and Gaza about the toll the tension is having in their communities.“I go from anger to tears,” said Rise Etne.
Etne’s son and his family have been living in Israel. He has since arranged a way out of the country for his wife and daughter but Etne says her son is choosing to stay behind. “I'm freaked out at all times, my eyes hurt from crying so much, and my heart is breaking,” said Etne. “I walk around wanting to throw up from anxiety and we get through the day.”“My 19-year-old granddaughter knows two girls who are missing,” said Jim Farlouy. “My 14-year-old granddaughter has two girls in her class that are murdered.”“We stand unequivocally with the state of Israel and with the Jewish people,” said Gloria.
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