Dayton Reporter

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) has issued a statement following a terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, United Kingdom. The incident occurred on what is described as the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community.

Crawford said, “Today’s sickening attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people is cowardly and appalling. My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected and their loved ones.

“It is infuriating that we need to reiterate that the Jewish people should be able to exist in their place of worship without the fear of being attacked or killed. This terrorist attack comes on top of reports that German police foiled another attempt by Hamas terrorists planning a separate attack on Jewish institutions. The antisemitic rhetoric that has been spewed by Hamas terrorist sympathizers has provided these terrorist groups with the space to invoke terror on the Jewish people. And that is unacceptable.

“I am grateful for the swift response of local police in Manchester and Germany to prevent further devastation. This should serve as another not-so-gentle reminder to the United States about what happens when you allow terrorist agendas any room to operate within your country.”

Mike Turner, who currently serves in Congress representing Ohio’s 10th district, replaced Tony P. Hall in 2003 and continues his work from Dayton, Ohio, where he was born in 1960. Turner holds degrees from Ohio Northern University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Dayton.