Herzog slams ‘morbid’ Israeli reactions to bombings

22 March 2016, 5:21 pm

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Back in Israel after visiting the US, opposition leader Isaac Herzog speaks out against Israelis who he says are expressing “morbid joy” over Europe’s pain in the wake of the suicide bombing.

“Enough already! Cease this contemptible talk. Where did you get the chutzpah to degrade innocent victims of terror? Where do you get this miserable cynicism from? This is a distortion of the most basic human morality. This is a painful moment internationally that demands all people to identify with the bereaved families whoever they are and wish them a speedy recovery,” he writes.

A number of Israeli politicians reacted to the bombing with a sort of “I told you so,” in calling for Europe to support Israel in its own fight against Palestinian terror.