Professor and local Jewish leader reacts to missile attack [Video]

FROM FUTURE MISSILE ATTACKS, AND THIS ATTACK COMES HOURS BEFORE ROSH HASHANAH, A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY IN ISRAEL. WDSU REPORTER JONAH GILMORE IS LIVE TONIGHT. JONAH, YOU SPOKE TO A LOCAL JEWISH LEADER AND A PROFESSOR. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? WELL, THE LOCAL JEWISH AND ISRAEL COMMUNITY LEADER TELLS ME THEIR PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR THEIR HOLY HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF FIGHTING. BUT ACCORDING TO THAT PROFESSOR AT TULANE UNIVERSITY, THIS ATTACK WAS NO SURPRISE. IT’S VERY HEART WRENCHING TO WATCH. IT’S VERY DISTURBING. AS MISSILES FALL ACROSS ISRAEL. THE CEO OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, ROBERT FRENCH, IS STAYING IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIS FAMILY, PRAYING FOR THEIR SAFETY. THE MIDDLE OF THEIR BURGERS ARE SITTING IN THE KITCHEN AND THEY’RE DOWNSTAIRS IN THE SHELTER WONDERING WHAT’S GOING TO BE ABOVE THEM WHEN THEY COME OUT. TUESDAY, IRAN LAUNCHED AT LEAST 180 MISSILES INTO …