Community leaders of all faiths are coming together this morning for an interfaith prayer service in the Bronx to condemn the recently foiled bomb plot against two synagogues.
The gathering is being held at the Riverdale Jewish Center and will focus on condemning hatred toward all faiths. They’ll also be thanking city, state and federal law enforcement officials for the major part they played in preventing the attack.
Meanwhile, the four men accused in the plot are due back in court next month after appearing in federal court Thursday.
The four men — James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and LaGuerre Payen — remain behind bars.
None of the men entered a plea or sought bail.
They were arrested Wednesday night after authorities say they planted what turned out to be phony explosives supplied by an FBI informant outside a synagogue and a nearby Jewish Center in Riverdale.
Authorities say the men also planned to use guided missiles to shoot down military planes at the New York Air National Guard base at Stewart Airport in Newburgh.
A federal prosecutor described the men as extremely violent, saying they were disappointed the World Trade Center wasn’t around any more to attack, and that they were “eager to bring death to Jews.”
The arrests came after a year-long investigation by the FBI, NYPD and state police.
They face up to life in prison if convicted.
(Source: NY1)
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Let us all wake up & do tshuva why wait till its to late
Maybe Im old school. I never felt comfortable with interfaith prayers –
life in prison? How about 20 years… in the electric chair!!!
Just life in prison? The politics of this will be far reaching for the future. What would Rabbi Meir Kahane z’l say about this?
Does the rabbi of that shul get to pray in the mosque or do only the muslims pray in the synagogue? I hope its a two way street.
“The gathering…….will focus on condemning hatred toward all faiths”
just like the “holocaust museums”
We see from this, that, Hashem is always watching over us and most of the time we don’t even realize it, but, after this terrorist plot, which was B”H foiled, that this what we should be dwelling on. Hinei Lo Yonum V’lo Yishon Shomer Yisroel.
#2 – as long as it’s with Muslim, there might just be a way for it.
the prisoners’ names don’t sound muslim. What movement are they with? anyone know?
#7 – sh-koach for these great words of wisdom.
elisha, you ever hear of prison converts? The Nation of Islam (Y’S) is a whole convert movement they don’t sound Muslim either.
Everyone had better wake up and start opening their eyes to what is going on around us!