Israeli, French Officials Express Shock Over Shooting Rampage
Israel and the French Jewish community expressed shock Monday over the attack on a Toulouse Jewish school that killed four and left one seriously wounded.
A spokesman for Israel’s foreign ministry, Yigal Palmor, expressed outrage at the killings.”We are following with great shock reports coming from Toulouse and we trust the French authorities will solve this crime and bring those responsible to justice.”
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni also responded to the attack and said, “The attack on the French Jewish school is shocking and painful. Israel and the Jewish people are partners in the struggle against anti-Semitism and hate crimes.”
Meanwhile. French Chief Rabbi Gilles Bernheim said he was “horrified” by the attack.
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