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Encouraged by Syrian soldiers -- who had been dispatched to protect the complex -- rioters entered the synagogue, hurled 40 Torah scrolls into the courtyard, drenched them in kerosene and set them, and thousands of other sacred items, aflame. Rioters also attacked the synagogue's prized possession, the Aleppo Codex, tearing out pages, tossing the ancient manuscript to the ground and possibly burning parts of it.
The Aleppo Codex, 60 Years After the Riots

1 posted on 10/08/2008 3:00:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 10/08/2008 3:02:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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Imagine the outrage if somebody had done that to just a bookstore copy of the Quran.


3 posted on 10/08/2008 3:25:11 PM PDT by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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The Second Coming of Christ will occur before the generation passes of those who saw Isreal become a State.


7 posted on 10/08/2008 5:15:57 PM PDT by Battle Axe (Repent for the coming of the Lord is nigh!)
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MuslimsMuslims are really peaceful people who are just misunderstood. /sarcasm of course
8 posted on 10/08/2008 6:48:15 PM PDT by rdl6989 (What isn't above Obama's pay grade?)
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