January 8, 2016
Media Coverage:
Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) has today issued the following statement in observance of the one-year anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 16 people.
“As we reflect on the tragic events of last year that forever changed our world and shocked our conscience, we grieve for the lives lost on those unspeakable days of horror. The victims of these heinous crimes will always be in our hearts. We remember the acts of bravery by the men and women of the French police force who worked valiantly to protect their citizens against the terrorists and the extraordinary and exemplary heroism shown by Lassana Bathily who saved the lives of seven shoppers by hiding them from the gunman.
On this anniversary, it is important that all people and governments around the world renew their determination to defeat, with all of the tools at their disposal, the scourge of global terrorism which seeks to destroy the sacred ideals that bind us together: tolerance, the rule of law, free speech, equality, justice, and democracy. As we mark this solemn occasion, we stand united in memory of the dead and offer their families and friends our thoughts and strength, in the hope that they can take some solace in our unity and in our resolve to destroy the evil of extremism that threatens the fabric of our way of life.”
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