Israel Angered by Pope’s Remarks on Terrorism
Israel’s Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over Pope Benedict XVI’s recent remarks on terrorism, saying he “deliberately failed” to condemn attacks on Israelis.
Benedict said Sunday that he prayed for God to stop the “murderous hand” of terrorists and referred to the recent “abhorrent terrorist attacks” in Egypt, Britain, Turkey and Iraq. He did not mention a July 12 bombing in Netanya, Israel, that killed five.
Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the Netanya attack “falls under the general and unreserved condemnation of terrorism.”
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