Former French Defense Minister, Hervé Morin, said France shoud be inspired by Israel in the fight against terrorism.

He told daily newspaper Le Figaro the country needs to take new measures to adapt to the ‘’turbulent times’’.

His statements came a day after a terrorist attack against the church of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray in which a priest was killed by Islamist terrorists.

A centrist politician, Morin heads the regional council of Normandy.

"France has lived in peace for decades. It now lives in a great turmoil period that will last. Do not hesitate to learn from what was done in the countries hardly hit by terrorism - I refer specifically to Israel. We need to Israelize our security, ‘’ the former minister under President Sarkozy said.

He expressed his determination to fight against jihadism, arguing that in his region there are probably ''around 80 people'' classified as radicalized.

‘’We must make criminally responsible social networks such as Facebook and others which leave jihadist propaganda flowing and we need to ensure that legal proceedings be initiated against all individuals who visit these sites and those who return from the land of jihad.’’