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Last update - 22:53 29/10/2009
ADL voices 'deep concern' over L.A. synagogue shooting
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: L.A. shooting, Jewish World 

The Anti-Defamation League on Thursday expressed "deep concern" over a shooting at a Los Angeles synagogue earlier in the day in which two people were wounded.

"While we have not confirmed the motive behind this horrendous act, we obviously take a shooting at a synagogue very seriously and ask for the community to contact LAPD or ADL with any information," said Amanda Susskind, ADL regional director.

Early Thursday, a gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue in North Hollywood.
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Susskind added: "We commend the Los Angeles Police Department for immediately committing resources to vigorously investigate this crime and for their continuing commitment to the protection of all religious institutions."

The ADL said it was working with the LAPD and the Los Angeles mayor's office.

Likud MK Danny Danon, meanwhile, said the attack was the result of a damning United Nations report on Israel's winter offensive against Hamas in Gaza, compiled by South African jurist Richard Goldstone.

"The criminal attack in Los Angeles is a clear result of the Goldstone report," he said. "Countries across the world need to reject the report, which brings with it hatred and anti-Semitism, and harms the peace process."

Shortly after the attack, U.S. Jewish schools and synagogues were put on alert in case it was not an isolated attack.



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      1.   Rubbish! 20:42  |  Jack 29/10/09
      2.   Goldstone report has nothing to do with this story 21:07  |  Tony Silver 29/10/09
      3.   What has it got to do with the ADL? 21:13  |  Ivor Biggun 29/10/09
      4.   Goldstone!!! Pls Give Us a Break!!!! 21:37  |  Nevermind 29/10/09
      5.   To #1 - 21:41  |  Col [Res] Cohen 29/10/09
      6.   It is ironic that ADL is also saying anti-Semitism is lowest 21:41  |  Richard Pearce 29/10/09
      7.   Wrong 22:20  |  Kelly 29/10/09
      8.   clear result of the Goldstone report???? 22:27  |  No more BS 29/10/09
      9.   The ADL and Danny Danon clearly........ 22:33  |  Deborah 29/10/09
      10.   DO NOT NEED REASON 23:42  |  tobia 29/10/09
      11.   Goldstone?? 23:56  |  Jeff 29/10/09
      12.   Jews call every murder antisemitism when you criticize Israel 05:41  |  Armchair Terrorist 30/10/09
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