These acts define ‘cowardice and pure evil’

Paris attacks perpetrated by Islamic State renew call to win the War on Terror

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After 9-11 in 2001, a statement was made that we are all New Yorkers and following the coordinated attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people and injured 352 last Friday, it seems we all now Parisians.
From the Empire State Building being light up in blue, white and red — the colors of the French flag — to vigils at churches and discussions at school assemblies, the overwhelming sentiment is of sympathy for the people of France, concern about the next terror attack and what to do about the Islamic State, the terrorist group who claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino, the Supervisor-elect, called the attacks “the definition of cowardice and pure evil.” “We stand with our brothers and sisters, especially those who opened their doors to strangers fleeing from terror,” Santino wrote on Facebook. He was referring to those who helped the victims of the attacks. “Now, more than ever, we must stand together with freedom loving people across the globe to take decisive action to win the War on Terror,” Santino added.
Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence held an assembly last Sunday to discuss the attacks. Rabbi Zev Friedman, the school’s dean, said that the yeshiva promotes individual responsibility and that teaching became evident as several boys said that they have seen packages or bags left in places and called the police.
“We spoke to the whole school and told them that any loss of innocent life is tragic and these acts are unconscionable,” Friedman said. “The offense we leave for the military, but defense people tend to get complacent. You have to watch where you are and be aware of any place of public assembly: a school, a mall or a sporting event.”
Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said that the dynamic of terrorism has shifted in the last 15 years with the Islamic State using social media to recruit in Western countries. Krumpter said the NCPD monitors people of interest in the county, and asks that anyone who thinks someone is being radicalized to contact the police.

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