Deputy FM Hotovely condemns church fire 18 Jun 2015
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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."