B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission shocked and appalled by terror attack in Tel Aviv
January 21, 2015
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission has strongly condemned today’s terrorist
attack on a bus line in Tel Aviv by a Palestinian man from the West Bank in which 13 Israelis passengers were injured. Four of the victims are reportedly in serious condition.
Dr. Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission issued the following statement:
“I am shocked and distressed by today’s cowardly attack in Tel Aviv in which, once again, innocent Israeli blood has been spilled. Our thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and we wish them a speedy recovery. Today’s assault, in the heart of Israel, makes it clear that we have not seen the end of the spate of terrorist violence by Palestinians that has claimed many lives. It is important to realise that this attack did not happen in a vacuum. This horrific event is another timely reminder that the Palestinian Authority, under President Mahmoud Abbas, continues to celebrate and glorify terrorists as martyrs and this stabbing is directly related to the disturbing climate of escalating anti-Jewish incitement and demonization of Israel promoted by Abbas and the Palestinian media. After the massacres in Paris, it is the duty of all civilised nations to not only fight together against the perpetrators of such crimes that threaten us all, but to target those who inspire and support such atrocities. Therefore, it is imperative that the Australian government and the international community condemn this heinous act and demand that President Abbas abandon his dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to non-violence and to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”