Rivlin: Syria gas massacre a 'stain on all humanity'

President Reuven Rivlin says the suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held village in northern Syria earlier today, which killed almost 60 civilians, is “a stain on all humanity.”

In a statement, the president urges the international community to unite in “bring[ing] an end to this murderous madness, and ensure[ing] that such scenes will never be repeated anywhere.”

He calls on world leaders to immediately strip the Assad regime of its chemical weapons stockpile.

“We, as a people who survived the greatest of atrocities and rose from the ashes to be a strong and secure nation, we will do all we can to continue to aid the survivors of the horrors in Syria. We know all too well how dangerous silence can be, and we cannot remain mute.”