- Title: Israel's Netanyahu condemns 'brutal' attack at rabbi's home in New York
- Date: 29th December 2019
- Summary: JERUSALEM (DECEMBER 29, 2019) (REUTERS) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ARRIVING AT WEEKLY CABINET MEETING NETANYAHU WRITING NOTES (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING: "Israel strongly condemns the latest surge of anti-Semitism and the brutal attack in the middle of the Hanukkah holiday at the rabbi's house in Monsey, New York. We send our wishes of recovery to the wounded. We will cooperate in every way with the local authorities to help eradicate this phenomenon. We offer this help to every country." NETANYAHU MORE OF NETANYAHU TALKING
- Embargoed: 12th January 2020 10:49
- Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu Hannukah Israel New York Rabbi home stabbing
- Location: JERUSALEM
- City: JERUSALEM
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA001BC13BYF
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- Story Text: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned on Sunday (December 29) an attack in which five people were stabbed during a Jewish holiday event in New York state.
"Israel strongly condemns the latest surge of anti-Semitism and the brutal attack in the middle of the Hanukkah holiday at the rabbi's house in Monsey, New York", Netanyahu said in a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
Late on Saturday (December 28), an attacker stabbed five people at a Hasidic rabbi's home in Monsey and fled before apparently being arrested, a Jewish organization said, a rampage that came after days of increased tension over anti-Semitic assaults.
The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council (OJPAC) said on Twitter an attacker wearing a scarf stabbed the victims at a house in Monsey, Rockland County, about 30 miles north of New York City.
All five victims were taken to hospitals, the council said, adding that two of the victims were critical, with one of them stabbed at least six times.
The police department confirmed that five people were stabbed and said that the investigation was going on. The department did not provide any more details.
An OJPAC official, Yossi Gestetner, told the New York Times the attack happened at around 10 p.m. (0300 GMT) during a Hanukkah celebration that was being attended by many dozens of people at the rabbi's home.
About a third of the population of Rockland County is Jewish, including a large enclave of Orthodox Jews who live in secluded communities.
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the 2nd century B.C. victory of Judah Maccabee and his followers in a revolt against armies of the Seleucid Empire.
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