Grande Synagogue de la Victoire, Paris

French Jews are calling for a “war without mercy” on jihadists. The Jewish communities security council has issued instructions for safeguarding synagogues following the Paris attacks. The French Jewish security council distributed specific directives to community leaders for the latter to warn their members about the cancelation of synagogue services if circumstances dictate. The attacks have made many French Jews cautious about their physical safety.

Roger Cukierman, president of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France, the union of all Jewish institutions in France, issued a statement saying the war of the democratic state upon the jihadists must take the highest priority. He expressed condolences in the name of the CRIF to all the families of victims from Friday’s attacks.