By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
July 15, 2005 - LONDON (JTA) -- As if mocking the scenes of jubilation at London's successful 2012 Olympics bid, the terrorist explosions that came the next day left devastation in their wake. In all our synagogues, British Jews are joining our prayers with those of others, grieving for the dead, praying for the injured, and sharing our tears with those of the bereaved. Terror has become the scourge of our age, and it will take all our inner strength to cope with it.
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Another worrisome issue with regard to the Olympics is the winter olympics coming up in Italy *this* year.