President Reuven Rivlin tells Argentina’s Chief Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich that Israel will do “everything necessary to protect Jews” after the rabbi was severely beaten by unknown assailants at his Buenos Aires home on Monday.
“I am calling to find out how you are and to express my concern about the safety of the large Jewish community you lead,” Rivlin says in a phone call with Davidovich, according to a statement put out by Rivlin’s office.
“The State of Israel will do everything necessary to protect Jews wherever they choose to live and will take any steps to protect us from danger. We will not allow those who seek our harm to pursue us,” he adds.
Davidovich is currently hospitalized. During the attack, the intruders, who also stole valuables and money from the home, shouted, “We know you are the rabbi of the Jewish community,” according to local reports.
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