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VIDEO: Netanyahu Mourns Hebron Gardner, Vows, "You Cannot Defeat Us"

"We have been there for almost 4,000 years, and we will stay there forever," the Prime Minister stated.

6.1.16, 12:49
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu started his weekly cabinet meeting on December 30, 2015 with a word of condolence for the family of local gardener Genadi Kaufman.  The following is a video with English subtitles released by the Prime Minister's Office and the full text of his comments.
 
"At the start of my remarks, I would like to send condolences to the family of Genadi Kaufman. Genadi was the gardener at the Tomb of the Patriarchs [Machpelah Cave]. He as stabbed in a murderous assault several weeks ago. Sadly, he did not recover. This morning as well, I say to all those who would uproot us from the Tomb of the Patriarchs - Except for a few years in the previous century, we have been there for almost 4,000 years, and we will stay there forever. You cannot defeat us."
 
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