President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the funerals of Netanel and Yaakov Litman, who were shot dead near Hebron on Friday.
Addressing hundreds of mourners, the president says there is no difference between terror attacks in Israel and those abroad.
“I do not distinguish between terrorism and terrorism. No terrorism is justifiable. There is no terrorism that is more justified or less justified. The scenes of death and bloodshed we have witnessed in Paris, throughout the Middle East, and here in our country, should serve as a warning to us all. Whether in Paris or Hebron, Jerusalem or New York, we must fight a bitter and stubborn struggle against those who massacre innocent people, against those who murder in cold-blood.”
The president also says Israel has never sought to “live by the sword,” referencing comments by Netanyahu last month.
“This morning we read from the Torah of Isaac’s blessing to Esau, ‘you will live by the sword’. We do not want to live by the sword. This was never our goal. We will not live by the sword, but we will live with the sword. We will defend ourselves with courage, and will stand at the front-line of the global war against fundamental terrorism and its offshoots.”
Friends and family attend the funeral of Rabbi Ya’akov Litman, 40, and his son Netanel, 18, in Jerusalem on November 14, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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