Israel, which lost two of its nationals in the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26, 2008, said here on Thursday it stands by India in fight against terrorism. This reiteration came on the seventh anniversary of the attacks killing 166 people.
“We remember today (Thursday) the horrible attacks of 26/11 in Mumbai. The attacks that happened exactly seven years ago, took the lives hundreds of people, including Israelis, and had left many more with physical and emotional scars,” a Israeli embassy statement said.
It also mentioned that “It is a day that reminds us all the threat of extremist terror against democracies and the free world by those who are committed to the killing of people who do not share their fanatic mindset and views.”
The statement further said “terror can strike anywhere and at any time. Acts of terror happen in Mumbai, Paris, New York, Buenos Aires, Bamako, Jerusalem and other places but those who wish to spread the threat of terror will not prevail. Israel, also a victim of continuous acts of terror, as always stands by the Indian people, government and security forces, in their tireless efforts to fight and eliminate terror.”