fbpx

Abbas condemns deadly attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned an attack by two Palestinian men in a Jerusalem synagogue which killed four people on Tuesday.
[additional-authors]
November 18, 2014

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned an attack by two Palestinian men in a Jerusalem synagogue which killed four people on Tuesday.

“The presidency condemns the attack on Jewish worshippers in their place of prayer and condemns the killing of civilians no matter who is doing it,” his office said in a statement to Reuters.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Abbas of inciting deadly violence in Jerusalem.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

A New Way to Look at Hate

While it’s normal to bemoan the hate that comes our way, let’s be grateful that we’re not the ones doing the hating; that we’re not allowing hate to corrode our souls; that we still have the power and the wisdom to be happy.

Tennis, Neilah at 3 a.m.

Neilah means “closing.” It’s the fifth and final prayer of Yom Kippur, the one no other day of the year has.

Requiem for 9/11

The United States once attached “Never Forget” as a catchphrase of post-9/11 memory. Its people, however, are now fast forgetting, flirting instead with the descendants and sympathizers of those who flew those planes.

The Genocide Lie: When a Libel Becomes a Label

The thing with labels is that they stick. That is a good thing for a group like the Nazis, but to nonchalantly slap the “genocide” label on Israel and its supporters is criminal.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.