President Reuven Rivlin took part in the opening of a new cultural center in Ma'aleh Adumim this evening (Sunday).
President Rivlin addressed the crowd and said, "I came here this evening with a speech prepared for the happy occasion which we are marking this evening. However I cannot but begin by speaking about the attempted terrorist attack - the car bomb which exploded today - close to Ma'aleh Adumim. The State of Israel faces a situation in which the home front has become very much the front-line. We cannot allow terror to dictate our lives. We will neither waiver nor rest, until we return calm and quiet to the streets of Jerusalem, to the streets of all of Israel, and to all its citizens. The State of Israel will continue to act - openly and covertly - in the pursuit of the terrorists, and will strike our enemies wherever they may hide. We, the citizens of Israel, will not give up. The flourishing culture in Israel, not least the inauguration of this cultural center here in Ma'ale Adumim, is the ultimate answer to terror. We will succeed, because of our belief, our belief in building and in action. I offer my support to the residents - your determination strengthens all of us."