Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned an attack by two Palestinian men on a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday in which four worshippers were killed, the first time he has directly denounced violence after weeks of deepening unrest.
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“The presidency condemns the attack on Jewish worshippers in one of their places of prayer in West Jerusalem and condemns the killing of civilians no matter who is doing it,” his office said in a statement to Reuters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Abbas of inciting the deadly violence in Jerusalem. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described the attack as an act of “pure terror” and called on Palestinian leaders to condemn it.
Tension has spiked in the holy city in recent months over access to a disputed holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Killings on both sides have increased, inspiring Israeli fears of another mass Palestinian uprising, or intifada.
“The time has come to end the occupation and to end the causes of tension and violence, and we are committed to a just solution based on two states according to international law,” the president said.
Occupation? He never stops, does he?
Can someone transcribe and translate the statements he makes to his savages in Arabic? This biological accident has never been honest with United States. He incites in Arabic, and condemns in English. His animals respond to the words spoken to them, not Reuters. Abbas needs to be severely punished for this. Anything less is essentially supporting him. Do you hear that Kerry and Obama?
there is only one solution.. Arabs out of Israel.. Transfer them now..
drop dead
Oh please, he only “condemned it” because Kerry forced him to,,,,but the phony condemnation was qualified by sing he’s against killing CIVILIANS NO MATTER WHO DOES IT,” referring to the Israelis, and then sneakily Justifies it by saying the “occupation” problem must be solved. Phony piece of trash….Israel should transfer them all out…there’s no hope of living peacefully with these vile savages. Anyone who believes in the pathetic “2 state solution” with these pigs is naive beyond words. They don’t want “East Jerusalem” and they don’t want “the West Bank.” They want ALL OF Israel, and an Israel free of Jews.