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Thursday, August 27, 2020
UN envoy pays respects to slain rabbi’s family: ‘Violence can never be answer’
The UN’s Mideast envoy Nickolai Mladenov expresses condolences to the family of the rabbi killed in a suspected terror attack yesterday.
“My deepest condolences to the family of Rabbi #ShaiOhayon, who was killed yesterday in a stabbing attack near Petach Tikva in #Israel,” he tweets.
“Violence can never be the answer and should be condemned by all.”
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The United Nations Middle East special envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on June 25, 2020. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)