When I see pictures of Palestinians who are dying, I feel terrible for them.' Increased security 'Civilian casualties are never something anyone wants to see. “I think they’re doing the best they can in a war that is not of their own making,' Nudelman said. Sandra Nudelman, who lives in New Jersey and was at the rally with her sister, said that she is horrified that so many people have already died in Gaza but that the Israel Defense Forces is not deliberately targeting civilians the way Hamas did on Oct. 'Many of us are really struggling even to just go day to day and there’s a lot of fear, especially in New York City. “And so wherever politically many fall out, on a personal level, this is such a tragedy and so difficult,' Hollander said. Ruthie Hollander, who is also a member of the Orthodox Union and had her 14-month-old daughter in tow as she greeted the buses, said in her community 'every single person is one degree of separation from someone in Israel.'
