Gary Bauer Calls Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Synagogue "Barbaric, Raw Evil"

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Nov 18, 2014, 10:42 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calling today's terrorist attack of Palestinians against worshipers in a Jerusalem synagogue "barbaric, raw evil," former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, well-known for his advocacy of a strong relationship with Israel, the United States' only reliable, democratic ally in the Middle East, called on the Obama Administration to stop the flow of U.S. funds to any Palestinian entity as long as such violence continues.

Bauer, president of American Values, is also on the board of The Emergency Committee for Israel as well as the executive board of Christians United for Israel. He made the following statement:

"The murderous attack on a Jerusalem synagogue killing four Israeli worshipers today was simply barbaric, raw evil. If history is any guide, the Palestinian attackers will be hailed as heroes in Gaza and the West Bank. Three of the dead were American citizens; one was a British citizen. But the jihadists weren't checking passports. Their goal was to murder Jews.

"I call on Congress and the Obama Administration to immediately take steps to stop the flow of American taxpayer dollars from funding any Palestinian entity. Jerusalem is not a settlement. It is the undivided capital of the nation of Israel. The Obama Administration should immediately stop its harassment of the Israeli government for simply building homes for its citizens in its own capital. The constant harangues by Secretary Kerry and the White House helped to create the atmosphere that made today's disgusting attack possible.

"In addition we should all admit the obvious: There cannot be a two state solution as long as the new state would be filled with Jew-haters like those responsible for the carnage today."

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SOURCE American Values