Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat says recent terror attacks confront Israelis with a “shocking form of evil.”
“To our shock and horror, the cruelty of murderers who attack innocent civilians and children on their way home from school knows no limit, confronting us all with a shocking form of evil. This cruel and merciless terrorism is the result of incitement and inflammatory lies. We must act swiftly and decisively both against the terrorists as well as against those who are spreading this incitement,” reads the statement.
“I call on Prime Minister Netanyahu to implement more severe means and to take strong action against those who are inciting terrorism with their inflammatory statements and messages,” says the mayor.
His statement comes in the evening after an afternoon in which there were three stabbing attacks in Jerusalem. Three Israelis were wounded, two of them seriously, in the attacks.
Barkat calls on the public “to act in a vigilant and responsible manner, and most of all to demonstrate unity, strength and determination in this war against lone wolf terrorists.” Wishing the wounded a speedy recovery, he says residents of Jerusalem “will continue with our routine in this current situation, with maximal vigilance and while continuing our fight against terror with unwavering determination.”
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat at the scene of a stabbing attack at a station of the Jerusalem Light Rail, October 8, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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