WJC News Update – WJC President Lauder strongly condemns London attack:

WJC News Update – WJC President Lauder strongly condemns London attack: ‘We must stand together in the unbending struggle against terror and hatred’

WJC President Lauder strongly condemns London attack: ‘We must stand together in the unbending struggle against terror and hatred’„We stand by the British government and its citizens in abhorring yet another terrorist attack on their soil, the fifth this year. Our thoughts are with the victims and we are grateful that no lives were lost.”

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