International politicians call for calm, condemn Jerusalem synagogue attack

British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond has urged all sides in Israel and Palestine to try and calm the situation, amid a spate of attacks culminating in today’s killings at the Jerusalem synagogue.

“Both sides in this conflict need to do everything possible to deescalate the situation and reduce the tension that we’ve seen over the past few weeks in Jerusalem, which is extremely dangerous for both Palestinians and Jewish communities in that area.”

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned the attack, describing it as a “tragedy”.

“The fact that a place of worship has now become the scene of deadly attacks targeting innocent believers is a terrible transgression in an already extremely tense situation.”

“I hope that this is also a loud wake-up call.”