(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
 
Following is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to US Senator Patrick Leahy's letter:
 
"The IDF and the Israel Police do not engage in executions. Israel’s soldiers and police officers defend themselves and innocent civilians with the highest moral standards against bloodthirsty terrorists who come to murder them.
 
Where is the concern for the human rights of the many Israelis who’ve been murdered and maimed by these savage terrorists? This letter should have been addressed instead to those who incite youngsters to commit cruel acts of terrorism."