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World leaders condemn Texas school massacre 26 MAY 2022/25 IYAR 5782
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BY DAVID SAFFER
World leaders have condemned the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden said he was “sick and tired” of gun violence in the US and called for new regulations after an 18-year old gunman committed the heinous crime at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, 80 miles west of San Antonio. Salvador Ramos, who is believed to have been bought a gun for his 18th birthday, was named as the suspect and was shot at the scene by officers. Biden demanded changes following the deadliest shooting at a US elementary school since 20 children and six adults died at Sandy Hook School, Connecticut, a decade ago. “I hoped when I became president I wouldn’t have to do this again,” he said. “To lose a child is like having a bit of your soul ripped away.” He added, “We have PARASHAT BECHUKOTAI SHABBAT: BEGINS ENDS London 20:48 22:06 Manchester 21:06 22:34 Leeds 21:02 20:40 Liverpool 21:05 22:42 Bournemouth 20:47 22:14 Antwerp 21:24 22:53 Birmingham 20:56 22:29 Gateshead 21:08 22:53
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to act and don’t tell me, we can’t have an impact on this carnage. “The idea that an 18-year-old kid can buy assault weapons is wrong.” Biden was on Air Force One when he heard about the shooting rampage. “These kinds of
mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world,” he said. “As a nation, we have to ask, when in G-d’s name are we going to do what we all know in our gut needs to be done.” US Vice President Kamala Harris commented, “As a nation, we
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must have courage to take action to ensure nothing like this happens again. Our hearts keep getting broken.” She added “Enough is enough”. Former US President Barack Obama said it was “long past time for action” in a statement on Twitter. “Across the country, parents are putting their children to bed, reading stories, singing lullabies, and in the back of their minds, they’re worried about what might happen tomorrow after they drop their kids off at school, or take them to a grocery store or any other public space.” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Israel mourned together the horrific murder of innocent children and teachers. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families and the American people,” he noted. “We are all devastated by the horrific shooting in Texas,” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid added in Continued on page 2