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"The Orlando Massacre in Just the Beginning" By: Raymond Ibrahim Read More on Page 19 June 17, 2016 | 11 Sivan 5776

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In Wake of Orlando Massacre, Jewish Leaders Declare: "We Must Speak Out Against Evil"

Some of the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history that took place in Orlando. An ISIS inspired 29-year-old radical Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen gunned down at least 49 people and severely wounded 53 others at the LGBT Pulse nightclub. According to sharia law, homosexuals are infidels and as such receive the death penalty on a routine basis.

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orld Jewish groups and Israeli leaders condemned the terror attack on Sunday inside the LGBT nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Fla., in which a terrorist shot and killed at least 49 people and wounded 53 others. In what was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, 29-year-old terrorist Omar Mateen dialed 911 during the attack to express support for the Islamic State terror group before using an assault rifle to gun down the victims. "On behalf of world Jewry, I condemn this horrific act of terror and wish to express the Jewish people's solidarity with the victims and with the LGBT community,” said World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder in a statement. "We are simply speechless in the face of such an act of pure evil and hatred,” said American Jew-

ish Committee Executive Director David Harris, who mourned “the loss of innocent lives" and expressed hope for the "full recovery of those rushed to area hospitals and in need of urgent medical attention."

"Murderous attacks in the name of religion are anathema" said RCA president Shalom Baum Jewish Council for Public Affairs Director David Bernstein called the attack “an act of terrorism and a mass hate crime," while Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the attack had “all the markers of both an unconscionable hate crime and an act of terrorism on a scale we

have not before witnessed in America," and is “yet another reminder of the serious threat posed by the Islamic State terrorist group." The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of Orthodox rabbis in North America, expressed its shock as well at the terrorist attack in Orlando. "Murderous attacks in the name of religion are anathema" said RCA president Shalom Baum. "We condemn the philosophy and actions of radical Islamists which are the antithesis of personal responsibility, coexistence, and peace. We call on world leaders to continue the fight to protect innocent people from the violence motivated by ISIS and those sharing its cruel philosophy." "We categorically condemn the hatred and violence perpetrated against the patrons of the Pulse nightclub" said Vice President Elazar Muskin. "No individual or group should be singled out in such a nefarious way. Our deepest condolenc-

es are extended to all the bereaved families, their friends and community, in this time of pain. Our thoughts and prayers for a speedy and full recovery are with all the wounded." Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his thoughts were with the victims. “Horrified and saddened by the appalling attack at Orlando LGBT nightclub,” he Tweeted. Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, called the attack another sign of the failure to curb gun violence. “The staggering loss of life, yet again facilitated by a military-style weapon that has no place on the street, causes us deep pain,” Pesner wrote in a press release. “The attack is also further proof, as if any were needed, of the imperative to end the culture of gun violence that grips the nation.” The Israeli-American Council said in a state-

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