Posted on 10/27/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, on Wednesday commented on the anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“Antisemitism and all forms of discrimination must not be tolerated. The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting reminds us of the imperative to combat hatred wherever, whenever encountered,” tweeted Thomas Greenfield.
“I stand with the Jewish community in the U.S. and around the world on this solemn anniversary,” she added.
Earlier on Wednesday, President Joe Biden released a statement on the third anniversary of the attack.
“Three years ago, on a peaceful Shabbat morning, a lone gunman stormed into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood and stole the lives of 11 souls in prayer. Eleven others managed to escape — some with serious physical injuries, others with indelible scars of grief,” he said.
“The attack was the deadliest act of antisemitism in our nation’s history. It was an assault on members of the Tree of Life, New Light, and Dor Hadash congregations, the American Jewish community, and our country. And it was a reminder that hate never goes away, it only hides; and if we give hate oxygen, it can consume.”
“That day and those that followed remind all of us to embrace the better angels of our nature – and to turn pain into purpose. We must always stand up and speak out against antisemitism with clarity and conviction, and rally against the forces of hate in all its forms, because silence is complicity. We must recognize in others our shared humanity and strive to summon unexpected faith in unanticipated moments — in the hope that we might heal and rebuild,” said the President.
“That continues to be the work of my Administration — laying out our country’s first-ever comprehensive strategy to address domestic terrorism, signing legislation aimed at strengthening our efforts to counter unlawful acts of hate, taking executive actions to protect houses of worship, and pressing forward with executive and legislative action to reduce all forms of gun violence,” he added.