Washington – The United States condemned in the strongest possible terms on Friday an attack in the West Bank that resulted in the death of a U.S. citizen, the State Department said in a statement.
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The Israeli military said two Palestinian teenagers fatally stabbed Tuvya Weisman and wounded another at a supermarket Thursday. The Palestinians were then shot and wounded by an Israeli bystander.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Friday that Weisman also was a U.S. citizen.
Toner condemned the attack and said terrorism has no justification.
He said the attack underscores the need for Israelis and Palestinians to reject violence, reduce tensions and restore calm.
It was the latest in months of near-daily violence between Palestinians and Israeli civilians and security personnel. Since mid-September, 28 Israelis have been killed. Israeli fire has killed more than 160 Palestinians. Israel says 115 were attackers. The rest died in clashes with security forces.
Are the Israelis saving the lives of these savages for “humanitarian reasons”?
How comforting !!!
If they were not American.. so no condemning??
This is just more of what this administration is famous for – speaking out of both sides of their mouth.
One the one hand purporting to support calm and stability, on the other hand they are directly involved with supoorting, forces like Iran which directly sponsor, and encourage terror.
This is why no one trusts this administration. We need someone with a backbone to once again be at the helm.
Of course they can’t resist the urge of lumping together Israelis and Palis in their so called “cycle of violence” cliche,
Can’t win. If nothing is said you attack the administration. If something is said you attack the administration