Democratic Senator: Condoning Terror Against Israel Led to Paris Attacks

On Saturday night, the colours of the French flag were projected on to the National Gallery and people attended draped in French flags.

Before Friday’s bloodbath at Paris’s Le Bataclan concert venue, this centrally-located hall from the 19thcentury had received numerous threats over pro-Israel events hosted there.

The Jewish Press said that the last pro-Israeli event held at the Bataclan was a conference last month of “approximately 500 Christian Zionists”.

According to Israel advocacy group Stand With Us, a 2008 extremist video stated: “It’s clear now, this is a message to the owners of the Bataclan”.

“Ethical because no morality allows for the killing of innocent people, legal because these acts do not respect war as it is decreed in the Muslim tradition and theological because these suicide bombers are convinced they’re going to heaven when they actually risk finding themselves in hell”. “We came here to pass along a small message. Next time we’re not coming to talk”.

According to the website of Le Bataclan, the venue was run until its sale in September by Jules Frutos and Olivier Poubelle for Joel Laloux, whose father, Elie Touitou, bought the venue in 1976.

“We hope the French authorities will investigate the possibility that virulent anti-Semitism was a motive in the attack”, Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the CEO of the ADL, wrote.

The Eiffel Tower was dark Saturday night as France struggled to recover from its deadliest attack since World War II. Your values are our values. Reingewirtz said about half the participants were from Paris and the atmosphere was “very tense” as they attempted to reach friends and relatives in the French capital.

Author Marek Halter (2nd from L), Imam of the Drancy Mosque, Hassen Chalghoumi (4th from L), Imam of one of the Nimes Mosques, Hocine Drouiche (2nd from R) and representative of the Jewish community gather at a makeshift memorial near the “Bataclan” theatre in Paris on November 15, 2015 on November 15, 2015 in Paris, France.

“On behalf of the Australian people, I extend our deep sympathy to the people of France. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this awful time”, he said.

French President Francois Hollande in a televised address late Friday said the “unprecedented” attacks affected at least three locations and were ongoing. “Our hearts are with the bereaved families and we wish the injured a full and quick recovery from their wounds”.

“This tragedy is a reminder that no one is safe until radical Islamist terrorism, that knows no bounds and which is afflicting the globe, is defeated”.