The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC), Australia’s leading organisation fighting anti-Semitism and hatred in all its forms, has as expressed its horror and shock at the terrorist attack at the Coptic Church in Egypt that claimed the lives of 24 people during a Sunday Mass service. The accused suicide bomber has been identified as Mahmoud Shafiq Mohammed Mustafa
Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the ADC, issued the following statement:
“We condemn in the strongest terms this horrific and horrendous crime in and are deeply shocked. There can be nothing more abhorrent and cowardly than the targeting and murdering people who gather in their religious sanctuary to practice their faith. We offer our sincerest condolences to the families of the victims and pray for the full and speedy recovery of the wounded. This latest episode of barbarism and outrage, against Christians in the Middle-east, reminds us once again that terrorism targets people of all faiths. In order to defeat the threat of global terrorism, the international community must work together in the war against this threat to our common values, to international security and peace. It is our hope that the perpetrators of this brutal and wanton assault are swiftly brought to justice.”
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission, founded in 1979, is Australia’s leading civil rights organization fighting racism through educational programs that combat bigotry, prejudice and all forms of hatred.
For further information please contact Dr Dvir Abramovich on (03) 9272 5677.