The SWC denounces the third deadly attack against the citizens of Israel in the heartland of the country in the last threedays.
The first two attacks by an Israeli Bedouin and two other Israeli Arab citizens mark an ugly new front in the war against the JewishState.
It’s not yet clear what nationality the shooter was who murdered five people tonight.
“First, Israel should take all measures, both domestically and anywhere else in the world, where this deadly trail leads to holdaccountable the entire food chain of terrorism that has led to these murderous attacks,” said Rabbis Marvin Hier, SWC CEO and Founder and Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Global Social ActionDirector.
“Secondly, on the eve of Ramadan, later this week, we call on all faith leaders in Israel and across the Muslim world to denouncethese terror attacks, and instead, embrace the historic breakthrough of peace between Arab nations and the Jewish State,” the Rabbis concluded.
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