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The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces arrested three Palestinian Arabs from the Gush Etzion area who “dared” to visit the sukkah of Oded Revivi, mayor of the town of Efrat. Channel 2 News reported on Thursday evening that the Arabs who were arrested were questioned over allegations they met with "baby-killers", an apparent reference to General Nitzan Alon, the head of the IDF's Operations Directorate, and the Shai District Police Commander, who were also guests in the same sukkah. Revivi said on Thursday evening, “Yesterday we sat in the sukkah - Jews and Muslims. We ate, drank and talked about...

MOSCOW, Russia – Jews in Moscow celebrated Sukkot at different venues, one of the most unique being a Sukkah situated on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. "Sukkot was always my favorite holiday," admitted Lori Shestack, an employee and resident of the embassy. "For me it was a great pleasure to share this holiday with many friends and my family, as well as a number of the embassy’s staff." Ms. Shestack, who is the Head of the trade and investment unit at the U.S. embassy, and a mother of two, was quite saddened when her 'easy to assemble...

Oct. 16, 2003 Vandals destroy Sukkah at Canadian university By MICHAEL FREUND Jewish students at Toronto's York University were stunned earlier this week to discover that vandals had attacked and torn down the campus Sukkah, which had been erected for Sukkot. "The Sukkah is a purely religious symbol", said Zac Kaye, Executive Director of Hillel of Greater Toronto, the campus Jewish organization. "This senseless act of desecration must act as a wake-up call for all members of the university community. Enough is enough." It is believed that the vandals responsible for the destruction of the Sukkah struck twice over the...