Israeli President Shimon Peres today called the massacre of 20 children and six teachers at a US school atrocious and incomprehensible and that Israelis’hearts were with the bereaved families.
In a letter of condolence to President Barack Obama, made available to media, Peres said there was no experience that
could be likened to that of parents’ loss of a child.
“We stand with you today in contemplation and grief over the atrocious, incomprehensible massacre of 20 children and
six adults — educators — at Sandy Hook Elementary School,” he wrote.
“No crime is more heinous than the killing of a child,” he added. “Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
Earlier, Tzipi Livni, head of the newly formed centrist party HaTnuah and a former foreign minister, sent her own
message to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
On this sad day, all Israelis share the deep sorrow of the Americans over the loss of so many lives of women, men and
innocent children,” she said.
Yesterday’s shooting, in the state of Connecticut, was one of the worst school shootings in US history.
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