Washington – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned the attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed four people, including three Americans, and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to lower tensions and seek peace.
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“I strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack on worshipers at a synagogue in Jerusalem,” Obama said in a statement. “There is and can be no justification for such attacks against innocent civilians.”
“At this sensitive moment in Jerusalem, it is all the more important for Israeli and Palestinian leaders and ordinary citizens to work cooperatively together to lower tensions, reject violence, and seek a path forward towards peace,” he said.
Three of the victims held dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship.
Obama identified them as Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine and Mosheh Twersky.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the attacks.
“Tragically this is not the first loss of life that we have seen in recent months. Too many Israelis have died, too many Palestinians have died. And at this difficult time I think it’s important for both Palestinians and Israelis to try to work together to lower tensions,” he said.
“Washington – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned the attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed four people and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to lower tensions and seek peace.”
What a lowlife this empty suit is! He dares equivocate between the innocent Israeli leaders and the terror-inciting Pali leaders!!! As if they BOTH are equally guilty of raising tensions and not being peaceful!
So nice of this arab- defending “leader” to finally find a moment from his schedule to make a phony condemnation against his own brethren. Guess he was busy playing golf all morning.
It is time for President OBAMA and all his surgates to wake up and smell the coffee
Their will be no peace with the PA and their partners when they can not control their people from committing these acts of terror. We need Congress to cut off funding to the PA.
“Obama Condemns Attack On Jerusalem Synagogue”
What? Is it possible that no one here has as of yet criticized President Obama on his condemnation of the terrorist attack on the בית הכנסת in ירושלים? I was under the impression that we were supposed to be against everything the President does and says!
עולם הפוך ראיתי
“Too many Israelis have died, too many Palestinians have died”
And there it inevitably is: the moral equivalence.
Why Jews still support this lowlife is beyond comprehension.
It seems I spoke too soon!
Reply to 4. Obama is clearly in way over his head here, and his middle east posture is one of the biggest failures of his administration.
Of course there is justification… The i”sh want to terrorize the civilians in hopes people will leave!
Reply to 3 why do you say they can’t control them? They are encouraging them!
Yemach Shemam Vizichrom these blood thirsty arab murderers.
Comes to show us time and time again that with having a Jewish state Jews are still not safe.In fact,Israel is the least safest place for Jews to live in.
We were sent into exile by Hashem and in exile we must be. Only with the coming of
Moshiach we will have peace.Up until then Arabs will try to kill and maim Jews as much as they can. By going into Gaza killing thousands of Palestinians will not help to stop them.
Obama speaks with his heart in his pants pocket. He “strongly condemns”, but his feeling from the trust in G-d is that he just has to ‘say’ something.
I would feel better if he actually discussed the terror and antisemitism for what it is. Criminal and horror filled.
Maybe he can find better words.
Mr Barack Hussein Obama is and always was an Islamic Antisemite. If not for the fact that he is afraid that Israel might use atomic weapons if pushed to the wall, he would dispense of Israel in 5 minutes
again this insane moral equivalency from the hypocrite in the white house . time to send him home to chicago where he belongs
Cut off the funding and escort the families of the terrorists to Syria.