Deputy FM Hotovely condemns church fire 18 Jun 2015
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2015 Deputy FM Hotovely condemns church fire 18 Jun 2015

Deputy FM Hotovely condemns church fire

  • 6/18/2015
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    I condemn this act in the strongest possible terms. The State of Israel respects freedom of worship for all religions and opposes any attack on this freedom.
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    Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely Copyright: MFA
     
     
    (Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

    The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tzipi Hotovely, issued a statement concerning the fire that occurred this morning (Thursday, 18 June) in the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha, north of the Sea of Galilee:

    "I condemn this act in the strongest possible terms. The State of Israel respects freedom of worship for all religions and opposes any attack on this freedom. I am confident that the police will make every effort to apprehend the perpetrators and to prevent such occurrences in the future."