Shock and outrage after discovery of bodies of murdered Israeli teens

2014. július 1 16:26

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 01 July 2014

 

Shock and outrage after discovery of bodies of murdered Israeli teens

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: „This despicable crime must spur world into action against Hamas terror.”

After murder of teens, WJC mobilizes Jewish communities, opens online condolence book

01 Jul 2014 The World Jewish Congress is asking individuals to write condolence messages to the families of the murdered Israeli boys.. READ MORE »

Obama condemns ‘senseless’ murder of Israeli teens – Agence France Presse

01 Jul 2014 US President Barack Obama condemned Monday the „senseless” murder of three Israeli teenagers and warned against actions that could further „destabilize” the situation, amid threats of retaliation against Hamas.  READ MORE »

Hamas member killed after Israeli teens found dead – Associated Press

01 Jul 2014 A Palestinian fromHamas was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the West Bank on Tuesday. READ MORE »

Haviv Rettig-Gur: Horror at teens’ deaths won’t prevent future exchanges – Times of Israel

01 Jul 2014 The sense of solidarity seen in the outpouring of grief over the abductees is a defining characteristic of Israeli identity, the source of Israelis’ democratic freedoms, and the reason they can’t abandon one of their own in enemy hands. READ MORE »