Terror Attack in Jerusalem Synagogue

Terror Attack in Jerusalem Synagogue

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    Four killed, eight wounded - three seriously and one critically
    The victims: Rabbis Moshe Twersky, 59, Aryeh Kupinsky, 43, Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, and Kalman Levine, 55.

    PM Netanyahu: "This is the direct result of the incitement being led by Hamas and Abu Mazen, incitement which the international community is irresponsibly ignoring. We will respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were met by reprehensible murderers."

    CG David Siegel: "Today' s terrorist attack on worshipers while they were praying in a synagogue in Jerusalem is a display of appalling barbarism. There is no justification for the brutal murder of four innocent Rabbis, three dual citizens from the United States and one from the UK. Israel unequivocally condemns the actions of these terrorists and calls upon the world to unequivocally condemn this systematic and pervasive incitement, starting with that being carried out by President Abbas and PA officials. Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences are with the families of the victims; may they rest in peace and may their memory be a blessing."

    At 7: 00 on Tuesday morning, 18 November 2014, two terrorists entered the Kehillat Bnei Torah building on Harav Shimon Agassi Street in the ultra-Orthodox Har Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem, which includes a synagogue and yeshiva, wielding a gun and butcher knives. They began attacking worshipers, stabbing them before opening fire. About 30 worshipers were in the midst of the morning prayers, wearing prayer shawls and phylacteries.

    Police who arrived at the scene shortly after the attack began shot and killed the two terrorists.

    Police confirm that four people were killed in the terror attack and eight wounded, three seriously and one critically. Two of the wounded are policemen, one in critical condition as doctors fight for his life.

    The victims has been identified as:
    Rabbi Moshe Twersky, 59, head of the Torat Moshe Yeshiva in Jerusalem, elder son of Rabbi Isadore Twersky of Boston, and a grandson of Modern Orthodox luminary Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. The three other victims are Rabbi Aryeh Kupinsky, 43, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, and Rabbi Kalman Ze'ev Levine, 55, all residents of the same street in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem.

    Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the demolition of the homes of the terrorists who perpetrated the recent attacks and directed that enforcement against those who incite toward terrorist attacks be significantly increased. A series of additional decisions have been made to strengthen security throughout the country.