NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Friday morning, dozens of rabbis, priests and imams, as well as elected officials and members of the Police Department, met at a synagogue targeted by four men accused of plotting a homegrown terrorist attack.
“We stand with all New Yorkers of conscience against the poisonous hatred that drove four men to attempt murder and destruction,” said a statement issued by the group at the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx.
The group included U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel and the center’s rabbi, Jonathan Rosenblatt.
James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen are charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction within the U.S. and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles.
