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Netanyahu blasts ‘arson and desecration’ of former chief rabbi’s synagogue
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns the “arson and desecration” of former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s Or Habib synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sanhedria.
“We must not allow scenes that remind us of tragic periods in our history,” Netanyahu says, citing the Fire and Rescue Service’s determination that the fire was set intentionally.
“I call on law enforcement authorities to locate the perpetrators as soon as possible” and punish them to the full extent possible, Netanyahu demands.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid also condemns the incident, stating that he “expects the police to quickly find the culprits and bring them to the strictest justice,” while Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman declares that “a handful of criminals must not be allowed to undermine the unity of Israeli society.”
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