President Shimon Peres on Monday strongly condemned the acts of terrorism against Israeli embassy personnel India and Georgia.  He said that, “We will continue to defend and protect our citizens anywhere in the world.  These acts of terrorism will not deter us.”

President Peres spoke with Israeli Ambassador to India Alon Ushpiz and Israeli Ambassador to Georgia Yitzhak Gerberg and told them, “I want to encourage the embassies’ staffs in both countries and thank the governments and security forces in India and Georgia for their help and cooperation in this matter.”

Regarding Iran, the President said that, “Iran is not only building a bomb and threatening to destroy our people, the government of Iran today is the headquarters of terrorism, of hatred and of war, and will not spare any effort to attempt to kill and to destroy.  The Iranian government does not have a future because it does not promise a future.  We shall meet the Iranian dangers as it should be done – with the maximum effort to make the region secure and peaceful.”

President Peres was updated on the situation of the Israeli citizen, Tal Yehoshua Koren, who is in hospital in India, and on the cooperation with the local authorities at the scenes of the attacks. “I want to wish her a speedy recovery and hope she will be well soon,” the President added.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)