Biden says US is stepping up security to prevent any threats to the Jewish community

President Joe Biden continues his address:

“Yesterday I also spoke with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the UK to discuss the latest developments with our European allies and coordinate our united response. This comes on top of days of steady engagement with partners across the region.

“We’re also taking steps at home. In cities across the United States of America, police departments have stepped up security around centers of Jewish life. The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation are working closely with state and local law enforcement and Jewish community partners to identify and disrupt any domestic threat that could emerge in connection with these horrific attacks.

“This is a moment for the United States to come together — to grieve with those who are mourning. Let’s be real clear, there is no place for hate in America. Not against Jews, not against Muslims, not against anybody. What we reject is terrorism. We condemn indiscriminate evil, just as we have always done. That’s what America stands for…

“Over 50 years ago, as a young senator, I visited Israel for the first time — as a newly elected senator — and I had a long, long trip, and a meeting with Golda Meir in her office, just before the Yom Kippur War. I guess she could see the consternation in my face as she described what … they were facing. We walked outside, in that sort of hallway outside her office, to have some photos. She looked at me all of a sudden and said, Would you like to have a photograph? So I got up and followed her out. We were standing there silent, looking at the press

“She could tell I was concerned. She looked over and whispered to me: Don’t worry Senator Biden. We have a secret weapon here in Israel… We have no place else to go. We have no place else to go.”