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French Jews Nervous
eflFrench Jews are nervously watching as violence continues to spread through the country for the eleventh consecutive night. While targetting of Jewish sites has until now been limited, members of the community fear the worst is yet to come. Arsonists who set 1300 cars across France on fire on Saturday night, have until now targeted two synagogues. . . . The Jewish community has watched the riots increase in intensity, fearing new assaults against its members and synagogues. Community security services however say the number of anti-Semitic attacks in the suburbs is until now unchanged. Arsonists threw at least two Molotov cocktails at synagogues in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Garges, leaving worshippers unhurt. Elsewhere, near the synagogue of Stains about 40 rioters confronted police forces who were braced for an attack. Jacki Brami, Gargesâs rabbi, and his sons have been, "as usual", insulted, according to the anti-Semitism vigilance bureau âItâs business as usual,â Samy Ghozlan, head of the anti-Semitism vigilance bureau told EJP. âThese communities are used to these daily assaults. Itâs worrisome, but we fear the worst is still to come.â âNow that the media decided to reduce coverage of the riots, the thugs may intensify the violence against the Jews, to regain media attention," he added. French authorities advised Jewish security officials not to publicise their fears, as such declarations could encourage rioters to attack Jews and Jewish community buildings. so the media is not publicising religion-based attacks and concluding there aren't any. The Jewish community has kept a low profile since the violence broke out. The only official reaction came from the chairman of the Paris consistoire, Moise Cohen, who wrote to the head of the French Muslim council Dalil Boubakeur. Moise Cohen shared his indignation and sorrow following an incident that occurred on 30 October in the suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, where a tear gas grenade was thrown into a mosque. âWe consider every prayer room is sacred,â wrote Cohen, âand it must be kept away from any conflict, whatever its nature may be.â . . . btw....we need a new category to file these items in: Eurabia Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-11-09 |
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