Shaken by the crude murder of its citizens during a terror attack at a Jerusalem synagogue, Israel has urged the international community to take action against the perpetrators, instigators and the guilty. Israel has blamed the Hamas and the Palestinian leadership behind the gruesome attack, which on Tuesday morning left five dead and three injured. Among the dead are three American Rabbis.
While trying to garner India’s support in restraining Palestine, the Israeli leadership quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in Australia that stressed upon taking action against those who harbour terrorists, empower states that will fight them and having a policy of no distinction between terrorist groups or discrimination between nations.
A statement from Israeli embassy in New Delhi said that the Israeli leadership’s stand echoes and validates the words of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed a joint session of the Australian Parliament, saying: “Terrorism is changing in character and expanding in its reach. We need a comprehensive global strategy for a global problem and it will require closer security cooperation; but, even more, a policy of no distinction between terrorist groups or discrimination between nations; a resolve to isolate those who harbour terrorists, willingness to empower states that will fight them; a social movement against extremism in countries where it is most prevalent; and, every effort to delink religion and terrorism.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set the blame for the attack on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said that this is the result of the direct incitement being led by Hamas and Abbas. Foreign Minister Avidgor liberman blamed Abbas for turning the conflict into a religious conflict between Jews and Muslims.
Israel has urged international community to condemn the incitement by the Palestinian Authority and President Abbas and to cease its encouragement and support for communal and religious violence such as the massacre in Jerusalem. “Those who support terror in the name of religion cannot be seen as legitimate political figures. Israel remains committed to fight terror and will defend its citizens from any act of violence,” a statement from Israeli embassy in New Delhi said.
It is alleged that two Palestinian terrorists, armed with axes, knives and pistol entered a synagogue in western Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof, killing five persons and seriously injuring three. The two attackers were killed by police. About 30 worshipers were in the midst of the morning prayers at the time of the attack.
“This is the direct result of the incitement led by Hamas and Abu Mazen (Abbas), incitement that the international community irresponsibly ignores. We will respond with a strong hand to the cruel murder of Jews who came to pray and were caught by dark murderous hands,” Netanyahu said in a statement.