Referring to recent massacres in Syria, Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara called on Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Monday, "toopen themeetingsof the Knessetthis week with a minuteof silencefor the helplesswomen, childrenand babiesmurderedevery dayevery hourbya brutal dictatorincludingthe use ofchemical weaponsagainst them."
In a letter to his fellow Likud lawmaker, Kara added, "Israelas a neighborand a democratic statecannotpayonlylip service. The difficult scenesrequireidentificationbeyondbeautifulstatements, especiallyafterthe use ofchemicalweaponsandcarnagethis week."