President Lauder condemns terror attack in France: „We must stand as one in the face of this great threat”

President Lauder condemns terror attack in France: „We must stand as one in the face of this great threat”

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Small blog jacqueshamel WJC President Lauder condemns terror attack in France: ‘We must stand as one in the face of this great threat’Ronald S. Lauder on Tuesday issued a strong condemnation of the ISIS-inspired terrorist attack at a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, calling it “a monstrous and evil act of murder committed against innocent people inside a house of worship.”
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