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Rising Anti-Semitism: Increasing Numbers of French Jews Moving to Israel
Der Spiegel ^ | January 26, 2015 – 04:44 PM | Nicola Abé and Julia Amalia Heyer

Posted on 01/30/2015 10:45:13 AM PST by Olog-hai

… Recent years have seen a rise in the number of French Jews leaving for Israel, with fear of attacks being the most important reason for making the so-called “Aliyah,” as the “return” to Israel is referred. And the list of attacks is long. In 2006, young mobile-phone salesman Ilan Halimi was kidnapped by a youth gang and tortured to death. Two years ago, gunman Mohamed Merah shot and killed children and a teacher at a Jewish school in Toulouse. Just two months ago, a couple was robbed in the Créteil district on the outskirts of Paris and the woman was raped.

All of the victims were targeted because they were Jews—and they are only the best known of thousands of incidents. But the murder of four Jews in the kosher supermarket Hyper Cacher on Jan. 9, just two days after the related Islamist attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, represents a new apex of violence. …

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; europeanunion; eussr; france; israel; nato; rop; waronterror

1 posted on 01/30/2015 10:45:13 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Can’t say I blame them, although I don’t know if Israel will benefit from an injection of French.


2 posted on 01/30/2015 10:51:37 AM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd ("We are condemned by men who are themselves condemned" -- The Most Reverend Marcel Lefebvre)
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To: Olog-hai
Israelis view Germany favorably
3 posted on 01/30/2015 10:59:47 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Olog-hai

Rising Semitism is caused by rising numbers in muzzie population.


4 posted on 01/30/2015 11:10:02 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: Olog-hai

Israel ___ go to zone
France ___ no go zone


5 posted on 01/30/2015 11:19:47 AM PST by Lorianne (fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
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To: Olog-hai

They need to....

The press sure seems to make it seem like it’s ethnic French doing the “hatin’”. We know it’s really muslim imports from 3rd world hell holes.


6 posted on 01/30/2015 11:27:29 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: 353FMG; BroJoeK

“Antisemitism” in the French press means the same as “teen violence” in the American press. There are certain facts that are too politically incorrect to report.


7 posted on 01/30/2015 12:01:31 PM PST by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
The violence comes from the moslems of course, but the "ethnic French" have never been far from antisemitic sentiment. The Vichy regime was an enthusiastic partner of the Nazis and cooperated without needing to be told what to do.
8 posted on 01/30/2015 1:33:50 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

Maybe they will teach the Israelis the other meaning of “Hands up! Don’t shoot!”


9 posted on 01/30/2015 1:41:35 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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