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Related: About this forumParis Shul Firebombed as Anti-Semitism Flares Across Europe
Anger at Israel Is Turning to Fury Against Jews
A firebomb was hurled at a synagogue near Paris, part of a string of anti-Semitic incidents in Western Europe coinciding with Israels assault on Hamas in Gaza.
The firebomb went off Friday night at the entrance to the synagogue of Aulnay-sous-Bois, a northeastern suburb of the French capital, according to the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA. No one was hurt and the fire resulted in minor damage, Le Monde reported.
On July 8, the day that Israel launched Operation Protective Edge against Hamas in Gaza, a man described as having a Middle Eastern appearance assaulted a Jewish 17-year-old girl on a Paris street near the Gare du Nord train station by spraying pepper-spray on her face, BNVCA also reported.
The girl, identified by her initials, J.L., wrote in her complaint to police that the man, who was in his 20s, shouted: Dirty Jewess, inshallah you will die.
France and the Paris region in particular recently have seen an elevated level of anti-Semitic attacks. BNVCA President Ghozlan warned attacks may become even more frequent because of the fighting in Gaza.
We have seen violence increase at periods of unrest in the Middle East and this is no small part the result of incitement and anti-Semitism at demonstrations against Israel, he wrote.
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/201997/paris-shul-firebombed-as-anti-semitism-flares-acro/#ixzz37OKCkrAO
King_David
(14,851 posts)That's a novel trait.
And this time Israel is the trigger, because everyone knows anti-Semitism in Europe would not exist if not for Israel.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Thanks, in advance.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)PCIntern
(25,556 posts)oops...did I just kick it back up?
"Hadn't figured on that one!"