‘Regardless of how people may feel about Palestine or Palestinian liberation, yesterday was a blatant act of horrific terrorism’: Spokesperson with the local Beth Jacob Synagogue speaks out on the conflict that left hundreds of Israelis dead in a surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday
The Israeli government has officially declared war in a retaliation effort against the Palestinian militant movement Hamas for its devastating surprise attack from the Gaza Strip that left hundreds dead and thousands injured yesterday.
Jeff Arbus, a Jewish man in Sault Ste. Marie who has served in numerous leadership roles within the local Beth Jacob Synagogue, calls the attack a blatant act of terrorism. Sault Ste. Marie has had a Jewish community for 140 years. For more than half that time, Congregation Beth Jacob has remained the first and only synagogue in the twin Saults.
“The trend has been that when incidents like this occur, there is a global spike in antisemitic incidents,” he says. “We have been in touch with the mayor’s office and with the local police chief who have been very supportive. We’re believing that there is no immediate threat to the local Jewish community, but we’re certainly being watchful. You lose sleep over stuff like that.”
“What happened yesterday is markedly different than what we’ve seen in the past, both in terms of its scope and the brutality of what happened. They killed civilians, posted videos parading over dead bodies, and desecrated those bodies.”
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