Jerusalem synagogue attack sparks fear of descent into religious war

Fears spread that peace cannot prevail in aftermath of murder of four rabbis and a Druze policeman

On the stairs into the Kehillat Bnei Torah synagogue in west Jerusalem on Wednesday – where four rabbis and a Druze policeman were killed by two Palestinian cousins in a morning attack the day before – the bloodstains had not quite been expunged.

A bullet hole was visible inside the synagogue, while four memorial candles burned for the four rabbis as worshippers and politicians came and went.

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