The world will not condemn this savagery. The world will condemn Israel’s response to this savagery.
“At Least Four Israelis Dead After Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Synagogue,” by Sharona Schwartz, The Blaze, November 18, 2014 (thanks to Marcus):
At least four people were killed in Jerusalem Tuesday morning when two Palestinian attackers armed with knives, axes and guns entered a synagogue during morning worship services and began striking those praying.
Hamas called the killings “heroic” and said they were “revenge” for the death of a Palestinian bus driver in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israel would respond strongly and called the attackers “despicable,” blaming the killings on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas.
“This is the direct result of the incitement led by Hamas and Abu Mazen,” Netanyahu said referring to Abbas. “Incitement that the international community irresponsibly ignores.”
“We will respond with a strong hand to the cruel murder of Jews who came to pray, and were caught by dark murderous hands,” Netanyahu vowed.
Abbas also condemned the attack via a statement issued by his office, but at the same time denounced “provocative acts” by Israelis.
“[T]oday, the presidency denounces the killing of worshipers at a place of worship in West Jerusalem,” Abbas said in a statement posted on the official Wafa news agency.
”The presidency also denounces all violent acts no matter who their source is, and demands an end to the ongoing incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the provocative acts by Israeli settlers as well as incitement by some Israeli ministers,” the statement read, according to the Ma’an News Agency.
Israel’s Army Radio reported that two of the attackers were killed and that a manhunt was underway for a third terrorist who is believed to have driven the two attackers to the synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood.
Israel Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that police who responded to the emergency call killed the attackers on site.
“We are viewing this as a terrorist attack,” Rosenfeld said.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesman tweeted that within an hour of the attack, Hamas had issued words of praise while Palestinians in Gaza were seen shooting in the air and setting off fireworks to celebrate the news of the synagogue killings.
#Hamas spokesman calls #Jerusalem synagogue massacre “heroic act” pic.twitter.com/Ab5MExplMl
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) November 18, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry, traveling in London Tuesday, condemned the attack and demanded Palestinian leaders stop inciting to violence, a position that appeared to coincide with Netanyahu’s words.
.@JohnKerry on the phone with PM Netanyahu offering his condolences for victims of attack this am pic.twitter.com/xef7NapUVf — Jen Psaki (@statedeptspox) November 18, 2014
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro called the attack “pure, unadulterated evil.”
He wrote on Facebook that the attack “represents a barbaric new low in the sad and outrageous history of such attacks. Murdering worshippers at prayer in a synagogue is an act if pure, unadulterated evil.”
“There is no possible justification for such an act of violence,” Shapiro added.
Zaki Heller, a spokesman for the Magen David Adom first emergency medical responders told Israel Army Radio that at least 10 were attacked at the Kehilat Yaakov synagogue.
Even before the Hamas statements issued in Gaza and Qatar, Palestinian affairs reporters told Israeli media that they suspected the synagogue rampage might have been a revenge attack for the death over the weekend of a Palestinian bus driver. Police were on alert after the apparent suicide of the Arab bus driver in Jerusalem. Though the evidence pointed to a suicide, the Palestinian Authority foreign ministry blamed Netanyahu as being personally responsible for the “murder” of the driver.
Heartbreaking images coming out of the #Jerusalem synagogue massacre. pic.twitter.com/sCWH7E9azc
— Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) November 18, 2014
Israel Radio’s Gal Berger quoting Palestinian sources reported that the attackers were cousins, named Said Abu Jamal and Uday Warsan, who lived in Jerusalem.
The Times of Israel quoted eyewitnesses who were interviewed by Hebrew-language media outlets.
One of the men who was in the synagogue said the two terrorists shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack.
“I tried to escape. The man with the knife approached me. There was a chair and table between us … my prayer shawl got caught. I left it there and escaped,” said Yossi, one of the worshippers interviewed by Israel’s Channel 2 television.
Yosef Posternak who was also there described the horrific scene, “I saw people lying on the floor, blood everywhere. People were trying to fight with (the attackers) but they didn’t have much of a chance.”
A witness named Zohar described the panic: “I heard shooting and one of the worshipers came out covered in blood and shouted ‘There’s a massacre.’”
One of those killed was Rabbi Moshe Twersky, 60, originally from Boston, who headed an English-speaking rabbinical seminary, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Twersky was the grandson of a renowned Jewish religious figure, Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.
Jerusalem has been gripped by weeks of violence including Palestinian car attacks, stabbings and the shooting of a well-known rabbi. Before Tuesday, at least five Jews had been killed in terrorist attacks in recent weeks.
An Israeli news service posted video of the tense standoff with gunshots heard as police stood poised to strike the attackers.

cs says
apparently the pflp is assuming the responsibility, well I think they are doing a scapegoat service, it looks more a jihad attack rather than leninist marxist one.
Rebecca says
Jewish blood is cheap.
This just follows 2 thousand years of Jewish history. Jews being murdered in synagogues. Same scene, different excuse.
mortimer says
Savages. Islam teaches terrorism against disbelievers. “Turhibunna” (terrorize them) – Koran 8.60
jewdog says
Send them all to Syria. Allah can handle their visas.
Jay Boo says
Western politicians offer their condolences just long enough to provide cover for their intent to get back to their Islam pandering agenda with the phrase that begins with “But what about …”.
mortimer says
Then the pols claim “nothing to do with Islam!” Oh, really? How about Koran 8.60? “Turhibunna” (terrorize them).
Jay Boo says
mortimer
Look at the cover photo.
Yet, Muslims insist that we don’t dare burn their filthy pig bath Koran.
Muslims insist that they be ‘given’ respect.
They fail t earn it.
Jay Boo says
Remember all the hateful bigoted things that Holocaust denying Muslim Brotherhood former Egyptian President Morsi said about Jews.
Where was Obama?
Salah says
“Israel Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that police who responded to the emergency call killed the attackers on site.”
Good. But police cannot protect every citizen all the time.
Honest citizens must be allowed to carry arms and protect themselves. Terrorists do not fear police intervention because they know they’ll always get to the scene a little too late.
When a few seconds make the difference between life and death, a concealed gun becomes more important than a cell phone.
Gun control advocates are morally responsible for this bloodshed.
mortimer says
Such fake-martyr-terrorist murderers only fear exile and being cut off welfare, so that is the punishment they deserve. Fortunately, Israel has it’s own internal Devil’s Island…Gaza…where the most evil criminals can go to live in Islamic Sharia hell.
terry says
Salah,
A link you provided in one of your previous comments is needed here, in the last line of my second comment on this page, to Justin:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/11/norway-may-god-forgive-you-for-being-responsible-for-my-death#comments
Salah says
You probably mean this one:
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-end-of-muslim-brotherhood.html
terry says
That’s it.
Thanks,
epistemology says
Islam is the religion of supremacy and hatred. Muzzies have always hated Jews because they made fun of their cherished self-proclaimed prophet. Same scenario as of today think of the motoons. To kill Jewish worshipers in a synagogue, the house of prayer is utterly despicable.
Ha Meshuga says
The dead murderers…..
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Jay Boo says
The Western media will try to make this story about ‘them’
If we allow it.
Slap the Western media down.
Make them behave and lives will be saved.
Richie says
They’re burning in Hell now
mortimer says
Mohammed murdered unarmed Jews, so it is a sacred example devoutly to be followed.
Murdering Jews by attacking old men from behind is thereby considered ‘heroic’, since it imitates the atrocities committed by Mohammed, the pedophile pirate.
Twisted, sociopathic thinking is the Sunna (sacred example) of their psychopathic prophet.
Ha Meshuga says
What options are left when one side will not stop murdering and provoking the other?
TH says
It seems obvious that well armed and trained guards are needed in all synagogues and also churches. Everything possible has to be done to prevent these savages from creating more carnage among innocent worshippers or simply people going about their business on the streets. Part of this has to be telling the truth about the pernicious cult called Islam.
Jay Boo says
Jerusalem it one glaring example to the phony prophet-hood of Muhammad.
The whole Muslim world is aware of the inconsistencies that Jerusalem represents proving against the prophet-hood of Muhammad.
— Muhammad repeatedly turn-his back on Jerusalem.
— Muhammad turned his back to God in his satanic verse submission to worship deities.
Flying Horse Crap in the dark of night.
Their make believe prophet is a perversion that descends without honor.
Ernie says
At this moment I only want to say this : Am Israel , and all the families and friends of the slain innocents : I am with you in spirit and offering you my sincere condolences at this time of grieve . May G-d give you strength and peace . Ernie
Walter Sieruk says
It figures that Hamas would like such murder and mayhem. That those jihad minded Muslims who committed these murderous affronts in that place of worship For they are of the same violence , deadly and destructive mindset and actions as those Muslim murdering thugs who in their jihad committed the evil.
Champ says
There is nothing “heroic” about slaughtering innocent people in cold blood, what a sick and twisted LIE. This heartless, soulless act was MURDER, and for anyone to state that this is “heroic” reveals more of the evil inherent within islam and its followers.
Mirren10 says
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.
Israel should be the *first* Western democracy to say, enough is enough, round up every single Arab mohammedan, and so-called ‘palestinian’, and send them to Gaza and Lebanon.
Yes, Israel will incur international opprobrium for doing so, but they get that anyway. As I’ve also said before, if you’ve got the name, might as well have the game, and make Israel **safer** for its true citizens.
Why, in the name of *God*, nurture a viper in one’s bosom ?
Mo says
When will Israel start defending their citizens against these demonically inspired savages? WHEN?
Richie says
Filthy Muslim scum. All they know how to do is kill, kill, kill.
Thankfully the Muslim killers were put down like the dogs they are
Rchie says
The cowardice of Muslims is on full display- they murder people in a temple praying to god. Muslims like to murder children, often their own. They murder women. COWARDS
Netanyhu needs to found up these savages and expell them ALL from Israel, every last Muslim
Champ says
Netanyhu needs to round up these savages and expell them ALL from Israel, every last Muslim …
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Hear, hear!!
cesar bento says
Now it is clear for all the world how mahomethans enlarged his small place from Meka in the VII century until the big Muslim Empire…. like ISIS, by terror, hate, war and murderer…
Like nazists and communists, they will be routed by all the democratic
nations in the world….soon!
cesar bento says
As I ear, the majority of muslims are illitred, stupid and ignorant. I can imagine the cause: for listning/reading the satanic book named as Quran….
As Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” is repelled by majority, the Quran should be forbidden in all the civilized world, as the book most anti-semitic, haterous, intolerant and incivilized….
DiMu says
This is just the Palestinians’ invitation to Israel – ‘Slaughter us! We have not a drop of human mercy in our veins and therefore don’t deserve to live on this beautiful planet.’