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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday 21 Teves, made the following remarks at the start of his meeting with French Jewish community leaders:

�First of all, I would like to thank you, leaders of the French Jewish community, for the warm hospitality. Yesterday�s event in the La Victoire Shul was emotional. I was also moved at the meeting with the bereaved families. I embraced the two brothers and I told them that I understand their feelings very well and that the entire Jewish People embraces the families. This was a moment of genuine Jewish solidarity. The visit to Paris was also a moment of general solidarity with humanity. As soon as the security problem was resolved, thus allowing me to come, it was natural that I come here, it was important that I come here and therefore I came here.

�There is great significance in what the world saw, the Prime Minister of Israel marching with all the world leaders in a united effort against terrorism, or at least in a call for unity. This is something the State of Israel has been saying for many years. This is what we are saying here today with one simple addition: If the world does not unite now against terrorism, the blows that terrorism has struck here will increase in a magnitude that can scarcely be conceived; therefore, I hope that Europe will unite. I hope that it will also take action.

�Israel supports Europe in the struggle against terrorism and the time has come for Europe to support Israel in the exact same struggle.�

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)