NEW YORK — World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued the following statement after a terror attack targeted Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan:
“The attack today at Temple Israel in Michigan is not an isolated event.
“In recent weeks, synagogues in Canada have come under fire. A bomb was detonated outside a synagogue in Liège, Belgium. Incendiary devices were thrown outside Gracie Mansion in New York by ISIS sympathizers.
“These are not random events. They are acts of terror aimed squarely at western and Judeo-Christian values. The rise of antisemitic acts targeting Jews is part of the same war on those values.
“That no lives were lost in these attacks is nothing short of miraculous. But miracles and complacency will not keep our communities safe. Bondi Beach showed how deadly such attacks can be.
“If leaders don’t act quickly, democracy and society as we know it are at risk of total collapse.”
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