Analysis: Abbas, Forced by Kerry, Condemns Synagogue Attack
For the first time since the beginning of the current wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday issued a condemnation of the latest such act. He was forced to condemn the Har Nof synagogue attack after facing pressure from US Secretary of State John Kerry. Jerusalem Post
In Jerusalem's 'War of Neighbors,' the Differences Are Not Negotiable
Amid the condemnations from all corners of Tuesday's deadly attack at a Jerusalem synagogue, there were also disturbing signs of celebration. A cartoon of a bloody meat cleaver like the one used in the attack that killed four Orthodox Jews circulated on social media. Residents of the Gaza Strip paraded in the streets singing victory songs, giving out candy, and waving flags. New York Times
Shul Attack Seen as Game Changer
While Israel mourned the four rabbis murdered at the Torat Moshe yeshiva in Jerusalem this week, the country's security forces announced new measures to protect the public and Israelis braced for an escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The Jewish Week
Politics Can't Explain the Israeli Synagogue Attack. Only Hatred Can.
They came with meat cleavers and pistols. A little after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, as Jewish worshippers were completing the silent Amidah prayer in a Jerusalem synagogue, two men began shooting and hacking at those trapped inside. The New Republic
Worshipers Return to Attacked Jerusalem Synagogue
Worshipers returned to a Jerusalem synagogue Wednesday where five people, including three U.S.-born rabbis, were killed the day before. USA TODAY
After Brutal Terror Attack, Dershowitz Rips CNN Anchor for 'Parroting' Hamas Claim That All Israelis Are Legitimate Targets (INTERVIEW)
Professor Alan Dershowitz, one of the most prominent advocates for Israel in the United States, as well as a leading light of Harvard University's law school until his retirement last year, has blasted broadcaster CNN for its "determination" to "show that there is a moral equivalence between terrorists and Israel's proportionate responses." Algemeiner
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